Colombia Power Chiefs Warn of US$30 Gas
Colombian power chiefs warn El Niño will lift electricity bills and imported gas may reach US$25 to US$30 per million...
October 22, 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.
Mexico Caravan of 600 Migrants Heads North
A migrant caravan of about 600 people left Tapachula, Mexico, on 20 October, hoping US elections ease entry rules. Cuban...
October 22, 2026
Brazil Court Charges 12 in Voepass Crash
A federal judge in Campinas accepted charges on 20 October against 12 Voepass managers and staff over the 2024 crash...
October 22, 2026
Brazil Approves 2 New Cancer Drugs
Brazil's regulator Anvisa approved AbbVie's Emrelis for lung cancer, and Hoje em Dia reports it also approved Poherdy for breast...
October 22, 2026
Chile’s CMPC Sells Forest Land for US$365.5M
Chile's CMPC agreed on 21 October to sell about 60,000 hectares of Maule forest land to J.P. Morgan Natural Capital...
October 22, 2026
Chile Diesel Rises US$0.09 a Litre on 22 Oct
Chile fuel prices rise on 22 October, with diesel up about US$0.09 and petrol US$0.04 a litre, the fifth consecutive...
October 22, 2026
Mexico Finds Tunnel Near Pemex Pipes 21 Oct
Federal agents found a 4.75-metre tunnel 20 metres from Pemex pipelines in Apodaca, Nuevo León, on 21 October. No arrests...
October 22, 2026
Neoenergia Profit Jumps 27% to US$234M
Neoenergia, the Brazilian utility controlled by Iberdrola, earned US$234 million in Q3, up 27%, but nine month profit is down...
October 22, 2026
Costa Rica Trade Deficit Hits US$2.9 Billion
Costa Rica's goods trade deficit reached US$2.9 billion in the nine months to September, with about US$502 million added in...
October 22, 2026