Latin America Defense Monitor — September 12–19, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor: Venezuela exits the US failed-drug list, Colombia rejects an ELN hostage swap, Ecuador's courts push back on US operations.
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September 20, 2026 — 22:05 BRTLatest News
View All →Cuba Sanctions: US Targets Nickel Firms and Military Officers
Washington sanctioned 11 Cuban nickel and military targets, while Costa Rica's foreign minister called the island's government a...
Honduras Declares Three Gangs Terrorist Groups but Keeps Their Names Secret
Honduras has declared three criminal groups terrorist organisations under a tough new penal code, but refuses to say...
Argentina’s Luis Caputo Faces Criminal Complaint Over Central Puerto Deal
A lawyer has filed a criminal complaint against Argentina's economy minister over the Central Puerto silver deal, as...
Argentina Household Loan Delinquency Hits 12.9%, Highest Since 2004
Argentine household loan delinquency hit 12.9% in July, the highest since 2004, as an IMF mission arrives Monday...
Venezuela Signs TotalEnergies Oil Memorandum as Human Rights Watch Returns
Venezuela's acting president signed an oil memorandum with France's TotalEnergies, a day after Human Rights Watch ended an...
Chile’s Michelle Bachelet Quits the Race for UN Secretary-General
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has abandoned her bid to lead the United Nations after a heavy defeat...
Brazil Election 2026: Court Suspends Deltan Dallagnol’s Senate Campaign
Brazil's electoral court froze the Senate campaign of ex-Car Wash prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol in Paraná, two weeks before...
Brazil Banco Master Probe: Justices Say They Cannot Open Vorcaro’s Phone
Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices say they cannot open banker Daniel Vorcaro's phone copy, as a deputy seeks...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Meets Chihuahua Governor After Row Over US Agents
Mexico's Sheinbaum met Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos in Ciudad Juárez, agreeing joint security work after a dispute over...
Peru Andrea Vidal Case Archived by Prosecutors, No One Charged
Peru prosecutors archived the Andrea Vidal case on 18 September 2026, saying they could not identify who carried...
Uruguay Trade With India Talks Open as Exports Stay Under US$100 Million
Uruguay trade with India is small and lopsided, says India's new envoy, as Mercosur and India open talks...
Panama Fuel Subsidy Caps Raised to US$341 Weekly for Buses
The Panama fuel subsidy gets higher weekly ceilings for buses, taxis, cargo and fishing boats from 18 September...
Best Places to Live in Brazil for Expats 2026, Ranked
Florianópolis, Curitiba, São Paulo and Rio top our 2026 ranking of the best places to live in Brazil for expats, with dated rents, budgets and safety data.
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September 20, 2026 — 22:05 BRTLatest News
View All →Bolivia Ends 20 Years of Cheap Diesel: What the 83% Price Rise Means for Expats
Bolivia raised diesel 83% to Bs17.95 (US$1.63) a litre under Supreme Decree 5716, risking higher bus fares and...
Latin America Sports Daily for Sunday, September 20, 2026
Vasco beat Coritiba 5-0 to leave the relegation zone, Borja rescued América against Chivas, and Flamengo and Palmeiras...
Seychelles Central Bank Governor Caroline Abel Resigns After 14 Years
Caroline Abel resigned as governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles on 16 September 2026 after 14 years. Deputy Brian Commettant is acting governor.
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September 20, 2026 — 22:05 BRTLatest News
View All →Compound Group Marks Two Years of Growth and Expands Business Operations
Compound Group marked its second anniversary and expanded across oil and gas, logistics, real estate and bakery units,...
Chinese Shareholders Battle for Control of Nigerian Ceramics Company
Chinese owners of a combined 65 percent of Crown Ceramics Nigeria Limited say a minority shareholder has blocked...
Mozambique Seeks Brazilian Deepwater Expertise for Offshore Gas
Mozambique is courting Brazilian deepwater expertise, led by Petrobras, to tap a Rovuma Basin its state institute says...
Ghana NPA Confident Sentuo Refinery Will Keep Producing Until December
Ghana's NPA says Sentuo Oil Refinery should keep producing consistently until December, easing domestic fuel supply concerns after...
UEMOA Bond Markets Favour States Over Private Companies in 2025
States took 95.19% of UEMOA bond mobilisations in 2025, leaving private companies with just 3.18%, new regional market...
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Gains US$9.8 Billion in a Single Day
Changpeng Zhao’s net worth rose US$9.76 billion in 24 hours to US$91.2 billion on 20 September 2026, per...
Cracks at Karibu Homes Put 500 Kenyan Households at Risk of Eviction
Cracks at Karibu Homes in Athi River, Kenya, put owners of 500 units at risk of eviction after...
Uganda Orders Encroachers Off Koboko Airfield Ahead of Upgrade
Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has ordered residents off the defunct Koboko airfield in Uganda, with no...
Africa World Airlines Unveils First Embraer E190 in Ghana Fleet Expansion
Africa World Airlines unveiled its first Embraer E190 at Accra International Airport on 19 September 2026, launching a...
Guinea-Bissau Junta Orders Party Headquarters Away From State Buildings
Guinea-Bissau’s High Military Command gave parties seven working days to move their headquarters out of a 500-metre zone...
Djibouti Rejects Ethiopian Request for Tadjourah Corridor and Naval Base
President Guelleh rejected an Ethiopian request for an extraterritorial corridor to Tadjourah port and a naval base, saying...
UN Must Decide the Future of Western Sahara Mission MINURSO by 31 October
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met UN chief Guterres in New York as the Security Council weighs MINURSO’s...
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