US Military Staff Can Now Enter Ecuador Without a Visa or Permit
Ecuador will let US personnel enter without a visa, for up to 180 days a year. It covers the military,...
August 20, 2026Section
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Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Tarcísio Defends Brazil’s Voting Machines and Backs Court Impeachments
Tarcísio de Freitas says he trusts Brazil's electronic voting machines absolutely, and that impeaching Supreme Court justices is a legitimate...
August 20, 2026
Bladex Lends US$125 Million to Argentina’s First LNG Export Project
Bladex has closed a US$125 million syndicated loan for Southern Energy, the company behind Argentina's first LNG export project. The...
August 20, 2026
Argentina’s Deputy Economy Minister Says Inflation Is No Longer the Problem
Argentina's deputy economy minister says inflation will keep falling and a new central bank law would be a confidence shock....
August 20, 2026
Ecuador Wants Guayaquil Wired Straight Into the Port of Shanghai
President Noboa proposed linking the ports of Guayaquil and Shanghai to move six Ecuadorian export categories into China. Nothing has...
August 20, 2026
A Peruvian Judge Just Dropped 14 Ex-Officials From a Pipeline Case
A Peruvian judge has excluded 14 former ministers and ProInversion officials from the aggravated collusion indictment in the southern gas...
August 20, 2026
Peru Wants Its Army to Fight Gangs. It Does Not Have the Law Yet
Peru wants criminal gangs reclassified as hostile groups so the army can fight them. It is a request to Congress,...
August 20, 2026
Colombia Formally Charges the Man Who Ran Its State Oil Company Until Last Month
Ricardo Roa indicted in two separate cases: a luxury flat linked to an Ecopetrol subsidiary contract, and campaign finance limits...
August 20, 2026
A Show About a Girl, a Grandmother and a Magic Box Plays Mexico City Twice on Saturday
MEXICA CDMX plays two performances only on 22 August at the Marketeatro in Roma, a multidisciplinary show about Mexican traditions...
August 20, 2026