Latin America Defense Monitor — September 5–11, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor: Rubio's Andean harvest, Peru joins the Shield, the boat war splits in two, and Milei opens a Falklands front with Britain.
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September 12, 2026 — 15:37 BRTLatest News
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Bolivia Will Cut Its State Wage Bill by 30 Percent
Bolivia confirmed a 30 percent cut to the state wage bill under its IMF programme as the official...
Colombia Cuts 10,000 Agriculture Ministry Contracts
Colombia’s agriculture ministry will cancel 10,000 service contracts from 2027 under a 32 percent budget cut, saving around...
The Election Trade Is Back on Brazilian Trading Desks
Analysts link the Ibovespa rally to election positioning for Flávio Bolsonaro and Augusto Cury, reading gains off polling...
Trump Calls a Falklands Conflict a Potential Disaster
Trump said in Dublin a Falklands conflict would be a potential disaster and offered to settle it, a...
The Ambipar Thread Running Through the Banco Master Case
The CVM is examining Master-linked funds over R$754 million of Ambipar purchases during an 883 percent run-up, while...
Brazil’s Justices Are Fighting Over What They May Read Before Tuesday
Zanin and Gilmar Mendes want full access to Vorcaro’s phone data before the 15 September session. Mendonça says...
Fachin Splits Brazil’s Court Crisis Into Two Trials, a Week Apart
Fachin refused to merge the proceedings. The Moraes and Vorcaro messages go to the plenary on 15 September,...
Guatemala’s Top Court Gave Police Six Hours to Clear the Road Blockades or Lose Their Jobs
The Constitutional Court ordered the interior minister and police director to act under threat of dismissal. The clearing...
Global Economy Briefing — September 12, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street snapped a losing streak as oil and volatility fell and the US 10-year hovered...
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Has Cut Its Economic Outlook for St Kitts and Nevis
The regional central bank revised its projection amid fiscal pressures. St Kitts runs a currency it does not...
Honduras Cut the Money It Gives Deported Hondurans, and Then the Lights Went Out
Economic assistance for returnees falls to 2,500 lempiras, retroactive to January. The grid meanwhile struggled to keep the...
Barbados Will Patent Its Sargassum Microbes So the Money Stays on the Island
The government says it will patent discoveries about microbes that break down sargassum, to keep the commercial value...
Buying Property in Argentina as a Foreigner Legal Rules
Buying property in Argentina as a foreigner is free in cities. Rural land still sits under Law 26.737, which survived repeal and reform.
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September 12, 2026 — 15:37 BRTLatest News
View All →Caribbean Music Awards Move to Trinidad for the First Time on September 19
The fourth edition leaves Brooklyn for Port of Spain on 19 September. Shyne, Calypso Rose, Patra and Alan...
Fito Paez Headlines Paraguay’s Lakeside Festival at San Bernardino on September 27
Two days at the lakeside amphitheatre with Fito Paez, Los Autenticos Decadentes and Turf. Two-day combos started at...
Guatemala Independence Day: the Parade Route, the Torch Rules That Changed, and What Shuts
The school parade starts on 7a Avenida and ends at Parque Jocotenango. The Obelisco is no longer a...
Open Bank Account in Mexico as a Foreigner Now
To open bank account in Mexico as a foreigner in 2026 you generally need a residency card. CURP...
Retire in Guatemala via Pensionado Income Residence
Retire in Guatemala on the pensionado route: IGM sets US$1,250 a month plus US$300 per dependent, and the...
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Reopens in Peru: Routes 1–3 Back for Hikers Since September 5
Peru's Inca Trail reopened September 5, 2026: routes 1–3 to Machu Picchu are back after the August storm...
Investing in Colombia for Foreigners via BVC and TES
Investing in Colombia for foreigners now runs through local brokers, central bank registration and peso exposure. Here is...
Is Chile Safe for Expats as Homicides Fall 11.5 Percent
Chile recorded a 11.5% drop in first-half homicides to 472 victims. Here is why the question is chile...
Healthcare in Guatemala for Expats: The Real Map
Healthcare in Guatemala for expats splits sharply between an under-resourced public system and private urban clinics, making evacuation...
Retire in Colombia 2026: Pensionado Visa and Costs
Retire in Colombia in 2026 on the M-Pensionado visa: the three-minimum-wage income test, where retirees settle, and what...
Retire in Mexico: 2026 Residency Income Rules
Mexico's 2026 retiree visa financial tests now track UMA, not minimum wage. Here's what that means for North...
Uruguay’s International Circus Festival Takes Over Montevideo September 17–27
Uruguay's International Circus Festival runs September 17–27, 2026 across Montevideo — Teatro Solís, Terminal Goes, Parque Capurro and...
Buying Property in Morocco as a Foreigner in 2026
Buying property in Morocco as a foreigner is unrestricted except for agricultural land, and the ANCFCC title is what matters.
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September 12, 2026 — 15:37 BRTLatest News
View All →New Fishcor Board Tasked With Restoring Public Confidence in Namibia
Namibia appointed a seven-member Fishcor board on 10 September 2026 to restore public confidence after the Fishrot bribery...
Movitel Unveils 5G Solutions to Drive Mozambique Digital Transformation
Movitel unveiled 5G enterprise solutions at FACIM 2026, weeks after Mozambique granted 5G licences to Tmcel, Vodacom Mozambique...
Cimentos de Moçambique Invests US$150 Million to Expand Cement Production
Cimentos de Moçambique is investing US$150 million to expand cement production at Nacala, Dondo and Matola, cutting clinker...
Rwanda and China Launch Kigali Road Project With Technical Training
Rwanda and China launched construction of a 10.3 km Kigali road on 8 September 2026, pairing a Chinese...
Cameroon Seeks Egyptian Expertise to Strengthen Water and Energy Sectors
Cameroon's energy minister Essomba hosted Egypt's Karim Sherif in Yaounde on 10 September 2026 to discuss dams, hydropower...
Ghana China Mining Partnerships: Accra Pushes Value Addition in Tianjin
Ghana pressed Chinese investors at Tianjin's China Mining Conference to back refining, iron ore and critical minerals and...
MTN, Telecel and Goal cleared for next stage of Ghana 5G licensing
Ghana's NCA cleared MTN, Telecel and Goal for the next 5G licensing stage while disqualifying Infrava Ltd. Minimum...
Mauritania Fuel Supply Tender Opens as Addax Energy’s Decade Monopoly Ends
Mauritania's fuel supply tender for a six-month national contract from 3 December 2026 ends Addax Energy's near-decade monopoly;...
Algeria Severs Diplomatic Relations with the United Arab Emirates
Algeria cut diplomatic ties with the UAE on 10 September 2026, giving the Emirati ambassador 48 hours to...
Kenya SIM Recycling Rules: Six-Month Wait Before Numbers Are Reassigned
Kenya's new SIM recycling rules require a six-month wait before inactive numbers are reassigned, ahead of a 19...
Durban Anti-Immigrant Protests: Police Whisk Mayor Cyril Xaba From Hostile Crowd
Durban anti-immigrant protests escalated as police whisked eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba from a hostile March and March crowd...
Tanzania Calls for More Investment in Digital Infrastructure
Tanzania wants more public and private spending on digital networks, with a Sh222.6 billion ICT budget for 2026/27...
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