Mexico Stocks Jump 1.4% as Peso Slides 1.4%
Mexico’s IPC jumped 1.4% to 70,250 on 21 October as América Móvil surged 7.8%, while the peso fell 1.4% to...
October 21, 2026Section
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Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Lula Agrees to Open Records If Flávio Does
Lula's campaign accepts Flávio Bolsonaro's terms for opening bank and phone records, with an answer due at the electoral court...
October 21, 2026
Cuba Denies Sending Fighters to Ukraine
Cuba's foreign ministry says it has no troops in Ukraine and reports 49 people accused of mercenarism since 2023. The...
October 21, 2026
Lula Cancels TV Interview to Rest His Voice
Brazil's president cancelled a TV Record interview on 21 October to rest a hoarse voice before Friday's Globo runoff debate...
October 21, 2026
Calypso Singer Brother Valentino Dies at 85
Brother Valentino, the calypso singer known as The People’s Calypsonian, has died aged 85, reports said on 21 October. Cause...
October 21, 2026
Brazil May Buy Up to US$18bn of Unpaid Debt
Brazil may buy up to R$90 billion (US$17.9 billion) of overdue debts in Desenrola 3.0, paying at most US$1.8 billion,...
October 21, 2026
Brazil Court Rejects Free Interstate Buses
Brazil's Supreme Court refused free buses between states on runoff day but gave the electoral court 48 hours to report...
October 21, 2026
Sports Court Clears Estudiantes Defender
Sports court clears Estudiantes defender Marcos Rojo for Thursday’s Libertadores semi-final at Flamengo, 8:30 p.m. ET, with the tie level...
October 21, 2026
Canadian Miner Signs Guyana Gold Option Deal
Canadian explorer Lighthouse Gold signed an option to buy a Guyana gold property for about US$1.05 million in cash plus...
October 21, 2026