Brazil Targets Migrant Smugglers in 5 Raids
Brazil's Federal Police raided suspected migrant smugglers in Mato Grosso on Wednesday and froze up to US$198,000 tied to a...
October 14, 2026Section
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Jorge Rodríguez: Venezuela’s Negotiator and Power Broker
Who is Jorge Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Assembly president and chief negotiator, brother of the acting president, came off the US sanctions...
October 14, 2026
Bogotá Eyes 3 Sanctions Over El Campín Pitch
Bogotá is weighing fines and a penalty clause against operator Sencia after the El Campín pitch forced a league match...
October 14, 2026
Mexico Rejects Rancho Izaguirre Claim of 250
Mexico's federal prosecutors called a masked man's claim of mass cremations at Rancho Izaguirre false and said site forensics are...
October 14, 2026
Brazil Cocaine Ring Gets Up to 54 Years
A Brazil cocaine ring that shipped over 14 tonnes to Europe drew prison terms of up to 54 years from...
October 14, 2026
Brazil Court Clears Vorcaro Ads 12 Days Out
Brazil's electoral court ruled on 13 October that ads linking Flávio Bolsonaro to banker Daniel Vorcaro are lawful, 12 days...
October 14, 2026
Brazil Court Halts 30,000 Union Newspapers
Brazil's election court chief halted an oil workers' union newspaper that compared Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, and the union is...
October 14, 2026
Nuevo León Gave Sanctioned Firm About US$6M
Nuevo León gave a sanctioned firm about US$6 million in border contracts. Sheinbaum says Washington has not shown proof of...
October 14, 2026
Cartel Del Noreste: What We Know After US Sanctions
Who the Cartel del Noreste is, how it grew out of Los Zetas, and why the US Treasury sanctioned its...
October 14, 2026