Who Qualifies for Brazil’s MEI Debt Relief
Brazil plans to forgive about US$2.5 billion in tax debt owed by 3.6 million micro-entrepreneurs. Who is an MEI, who...
October 13, 2026Section
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Colombia Unions and Teachers March on 14 October
Colombia unions and teachers march on Wednesday 14 October. Here is who called it, where marches start and what US...
October 13, 2026
Lula Offers Small-Business Debt Relief Before Runoff
Lula proposes forgiving about US$2.5 billion in tax debts of 3.6 million Brazilian micro-entrepreneurs, 12 days before the 25 October...
October 13, 2026
Guyana Opposition Leader Arrested After Shooting
Guyana opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed was arrested after a police chief fired at his car in Georgetown. Police say a...
October 13, 2026
Colombia Summons Eva Ferrer in Alcocer Probe
Colombia's Procuraduría summoned Eva Ferrer and five others on 13 October over allegations against former first lady Verónica Alcocer.
October 13, 2026
Mercado Libre Founder Attacks Argentina Loan-Cost Rule
Mercado Libre founder Marcos Galperin called the loan cost figure Argentina's central bank makes lenders publish false and inflated.
October 13, 2026
Costa Rica Arrests 2 in Liberia Journalist Killing
Costa Rica's judicial police arrested two men over the July killing of Liberia journalist Wilfredo Pizarro. A third suspect is...
October 13, 2026
Puerto Rico Bird Flu Quarantine: What It Means
Puerto Rico put two bird flu sites in Cabo Rojo and Lajas under a 120-day quarantine. What it means for...
October 13, 2026
Argentina Asks Sea Tribunal to Halt Falklands Oil Work
Argentina asked the Law of the Sea tribunal in Hamburg on 13 October to halt Sea Lion, a Falklands oil...
October 13, 2026