Latin America Archives

July 16, 2025 10:01 AM

US launches probe into Brazil’s trade practices, digital payment services

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday he had launched an investigation into Brazil's "unfair" trading practices, a week after President Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff on imports from Latin America's largest economy. Trump's ...

October 21, 2024 4:20 PM

Latin America braces for US election impact on trade, tariffs

Latin America is anxiously counting the days to Nov. 5, when U.S. voters will choose between relative continuity under Vice President Kamala Harris or a return to policies that triggered volatility in the region's largest markets and economies under ...

September 20, 2024 4:23 PM

Brazil energy authorities approve returning to daylight saving time as drought bites

Brazilian energy authorities have approved bringing back daylight saving time, a senior official said on Thursday, to save energy as the country faces a major drought that has hit power generation. Before it goes into effect, reinstating daylight sa...

February 20, 2024 12:09 PM

Piyush Goyal outlines India’s path to $35 trillion economy by 2047

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday outlined the government's strategy to make India a fully developed nation by 2047. Addressing a delegation of 35 journalists representing 19 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, Goya...

December 10, 2023 1:41 PM

Venezuela and Guyana to meet on December 14 amid territorial dispute

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will meet with Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday amid a territorial dispute between the two countries, according to a letter from the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The announce...

November 2, 2023 11:19 AM

Latin America ramps up condemnations of Israel’s attack on Gaza

Some of Latin America's largest countries came out on November 1 to condemn Israel's attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country. Argentina, home to La...

September 10, 2023 9:24 AM

Argentina President lauds India for hosting G20 Summit amid ongoing world situation

Argentina's President Alberto Fernández has lauded India's successful hosting of the G20 Summit amid the ongoing global crisis. "India has been a wonderful host and president of the G20...It is a very tough moment to organise an event such as the G...