Brazil Lawmakers Reject Bank Rescue Bill
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies backed a bank rescue bill 252 to 176 on Wednesday, but the text fell five votes...
October 15, 2026Section
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Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
São Paulo Storm Kills One, Floods Tunnel
A São Paulo storm on Wednesday 14 October dropped 11 days of October rain on downtown in 40 minutes, killed...
October 15, 2026
Mexico Tax Reform on Big Firms Clears House
Mexico tax reform cleared the lower house on 14 October, capping deductions and interest write-offs for big companies from 2027....
October 15, 2026
Peru to Lead Americas Anti-Crime Forum
Peru will chair the anti-crime forum of the Organization of American States for 2026 to 2028 after member states chose...
October 15, 2026
Mexico Arrests Cartel Financier Wanted by US
Mexican soldiers arrested an alleged Los Rugrats cartel financier near Mazatlán who is wanted in California on a cocaine charge,...
October 15, 2026
US Audit Flags 21 Gaps in Mexico Air Safety
A US audit of Mexico air safety oversight found 21 gaps to fix by December, or Mexican airlines could lose...
October 15, 2026
Chile Pension Funds Face US$7.7 Billion Loss
Chile pension funds' bets that US interest rates would fall showed a US$7.7 billion loss in September, and the regulator's...
October 15, 2026
Peru and US Step Up Fight on Illegal Mining
Peru's defence minister met the US ambassador and the head of US Southern Command in Iquitos to widen the fight...
October 15, 2026
Chile’s ENAP Paid Envoy’s Law Firm US$1m
ENAP Zaliasnik payments: Chile's state oil firm paid the envoy's law firm over US$1 million from 2019 to 2025, and...
October 15, 2026