Brazil Runoff Odds Fall Below 80% for Flávio
Bettors cut Flávio Bolsonaro's chance in Brazil's 25 October runoff below 80% from 86% in two days; a Quaest poll...
October 15, 2026Section
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Peru GDP Grows 3.23% in August
Peru's economy grew 3.23% in August from a year earlier, slower than July's 3.56%, as construction rose 10.34% and mining...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Judge Halts 4-3 Vote on Lula Video
Justice André Mendonça stopped Brazil's electoral court from finishing a 4-3 vote that would have let a Lula campaign video...
October 15, 2026
Colombian Actor Germán Quintero Dies
Colombian actor Germán Quintero, don Martín in Pasión de gavilanes, died on 15 October 2026. Family cites health complications; outlets...
October 15, 2026
Ecuador Detains 4 in Operation Muralla
Ecuador detained four alleged Comandos de la Frontera members in 14 raids on 15 October, weeks after the US took...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Retail Sales Rise 0.1% in August
Brazil retail sales volume rose 0.1% in August from July, below the 0.7% forecast, IBGE said on Thursday, 15 October,...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Arrests Márcio Canella in Fuel Probe
Brazil's Federal Police arrested deputy-elect Márcio Canella on 15 October in a fuel-station laundering probe that allegedly moved about US$1.5...
October 15, 2026
Mérida Amoeba Found in 6 of 9 Lakes
Yucatán health officials announced on 14 October that Naegleria amoebae were found in six of nine Mérida lakes. Water contact...
October 15, 2026
Elena Barría Is First Panama Quake Fatality
Elena Barría, 68, of Macaracas, Panama, is the first confirmed fatality of the 9 October earthquake, the state health fund...
October 15, 2026