Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Peru's electoral chief arrested. Judge lifts Adorni bank secrecy. Hormuz blockade begins. Oil at $102 per barrel.
April 14, 2026Ecuador news in English from The Rio Times — Quito politics, economy, energy and culture.
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Latin American Pulse: Peru's electoral chief arrested. Judge lifts Adorni bank secrecy. Hormuz blockade begins. Oil at $102 per barrel.
April 14, 2026
Colombia imposed reciprocal 100% tariffs on Ecuador, making the trade war symmetric. CAN mediation suspended. Mercosur membership formally requested. $2.8B...
April 13, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Islamabad talks fail after 21 hours. Trump orders Hormuz blockade. Oil surges past $103. Peru elects Keiko...
April 13, 2026
Colombia political crisis deepens, glacier backlash intensifies, and Ibovespa hits record high in the latest Latin American Pulse update for...
April 11, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Argentina approves Glacier Law 137-111 after 12-hour debate. Peru enters electoral silence before Saturday vote. IBOV hits...
April 10, 2026
Ecuador raised tariffs on Colombia to 100%, the third escalation since January. Petro called it a monstruosity and threatened to...
April 10, 2026
President Noboa says Ecuador will have sufficient electricity for all of April 2026, ending the 8–14 hour blackouts that hit...
April 10, 2026
Ecuador’s Crime Numbers Drop; But Deeper Problems Remain. Read the latest independent reporting from Brazil and Latin America on The...
April 10, 2026
Latin American Pulse: S&P cuts Colombia to BB-. Argentina votes Glacier Law amid Adorni scandal. Peru's final campaign day. IBOV...
April 9, 2026