A Chilean Court Hands Interchile a Win Over the Environmental Regulator
Chile’s environmental tribunal annulled two regulator decisions against Interchile’s Cardones-Polpaico power line, ordering the SMA to reconsider the
August 12, 2026Section
Latin America News in English
Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Chile’s Marathon SQM Case Ends in a 4,356-Page Acquittal
The written judgment in Chile’s decade-long SQM campaign-finance case runs 4,356 pages and confirms the acquittal of all eight defendants...
August 12, 2026
Chile Moves to Extend Its Mortgage-Rate Lifeline to 2028
Chile’s government wants to extend its mortgage-rate subsidy for new homes to May 2028, raise the caps, and cut the...
August 12, 2026
Peru’s Oil Union Challenges Petroperú Over US$1.7 Billion in Obligations
Peru’s oil-workers’ union Fenpetrol wants a review of more than S/6 billion (about US$1.7 billion) in Petroperú obligations, questioning the...
August 12, 2026
Peru Will Let You Send Money Using Just Your ID Number
Peru’s central bank will let people send instant payments using their national ID (DNI) as an alias — no phone...
August 12, 2026
Fuel Prices Spark a Wave of Transport Strikes Across Peru
Rising fuel prices triggered transport strikes across Peru in August 2026 — an indefinite stoppage in Ucayali, 48 hours in...
August 12, 2026
Taking Your Dog to Mexico Now Requires a Screwworm Certificate
From August 3, 2026, US pet dogs and birds entering Mexico need a New World screwworm inspection certificate from a...
August 12, 2026
Fibra Uno Raises US$441 Million in Oversubscribed Green Bonds
Mexico’s Fibra Uno placed MXN 7,500 million (about US$441 million) in green bonds, drawing 2.5 times the demand, to refinance...
August 12, 2026
Jalisco Has Lost Nearly 1,800 Employer Registrations This Year
Jalisco lost 1,792 IMSS employer registrations in the first half of 2026 — a warning sign for Mexico’s second economy,...
August 12, 2026