Guatemala Army Buys 4 US Aircraft for US$30M
Guatemala's army took delivery of four US aircraft on 14 October for about US$30 million: one Twin Otter, three firefighting...
October 16, 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 Rules Out Sale of Codelco’s Parent
Chile will not sell Codelco's parent company, Minister Daniel Mas said on 16 October, but wants partnerships. See what it...
October 16, 2026
Honduras Names 2 Judges on Hernández Alert
Honduras' Supreme Court named two judges on 16 October to rule on lifting ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández's 2022 migration alert....
October 16, 2026
Brazil Court Sets 6 WhatsApp Campaign Tests
Brazil's electoral court approved six tests for when a WhatsApp channel counts as campaign activity. One test can be enough,...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Runoff Poll Ties Lula, Flávio at 50%
A PoderData/Aya poll puts Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied at 50% of valid votes, down from a six-point Flávio lead...
October 16, 2026
Who Is Axel Kicillof? Argentina’s Peronist Challenger
Who is Axel Kicillof? The Buenos Aires governor, an economist turned Peronist rival to Kirchner, is a likely 2027 challenger....
October 16, 2026
Judge Bars Flávio Citizen Title in Salvador
A Bahia judge barred Salvador's city council from giving Flávio Bolsonaro its citizen title at a 17 October rally, citing...
October 16, 2026
Futura Poll Has Flávio 50.8%, Lula 49.2%
Futura/100% Cidades poll released 16 October puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 50.8% and Lula at 49.2% of valid votes, a technical...
October 16, 2026
Cuba Power Outages After Santa Cruz Fire: What Next
Cuba's grid faces more outages after the Santa Cruz del Norte fire. Here is what to watch next and what...
October 16, 2026