Uruguay’s Broad Front obtains significant electoral victory in first round of presidential race
A very tight runoff election is expected between progressive forces and right-wing voters
Ecuador in the dark: Daniel Noboa increases power cuts to 14 hours a day
The contradictions in the government’s discourse on the electricity crisis reveal the absence (and possibly the will) of a plan to improve Ecuador’s electricity system. A very serious deepening of the economic crisis is foreseen.
How billionaire Elon Musk is trying to buy political influence across the Americas
The world’s richest man has successfully adopted media, political, and economic strategies that allow him to be an influential figure inside and outside the United States.
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption
Toledo has been convicted for allegedly receiving USD 35 million from Odebrecht in exchange for the company building hundreds of kilometers of highway in Peru
Mexican security chief under Felipe Calderón sentenced to 38 years in prison for drug trafficking
The heavy sentence links Genaro García Luna to the Sinaloa cartel, revealing the deep ties between the Calderón administration and one of the most powerful drug trafficking groups in the world.
Power is gradually restored in Cuba, Hurricane Oscar downgraded to tropical storm
After several false starts over the weekend, the efforts to recover Cuba’s electrical system began to make headway on October 21. Meanwhile, authorities have declared that Oscar has become a tropical storm.
Students take over university buildings in Argentina to demand funding for education
Dozens of faculties have been taken over by university students in Argentina in response to President Milei’s veto of a law to refinance the budget of higher education institutions.
Uruguay prepares for general elections
According to the latest polls, in the upcoming general elections, the right and the center-left are in the lead for the presidency