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Metropolitan Council of Quito votes to remove Mayor Yunda from office

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Metropolitan Council of Quito resolved to dismiss the mayor of the Ecuadorian capital, Jorge Yunda, accused of corruption,...

Illegal building threatens conservation of ancient Mexican metropolis Teotihuacan

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) Just beyond the towering pyramids of what was once the largest city of the Americas, an illegal building...

Slow progress in identification of the dead in metro accident in Mexico

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The identification of the at least 24 dead in the collapse of a section of Line 12 of Mexico...

Chile detected British and Brazilian strains of COVID-19 and extended quarantine to the entire Santiago Metropolitan Region

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean health authorities announced on Thursday that they will extend the scope of the strict quarantine in force...

Belém, capital of Pará state, and its metropolitan region go into lockdown today

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As of 9 PM on Monday, March 15th, the five municipalities in the metropolitan region of Belém will go...

Brazil’s Institute of Metrology Alerts on Summer Power Savings

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The high temperatures, typical of summer, lead consumers to purchase air conditioners, fans and refrigerators that can cool the...

Fire Paralyzes 6 Lines of Mexico City Metro, Affecting Thousands

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A fire in an electrical substation of the Mexico City Metro on Saturday caused the closing of six lines,...

Nearly 4 Million Peruvians in Lima Metropolitan Area May Have Had COVID-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around 4 million people might already have had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru´s Lima Metropolitan Area, according to...

Rio Metro Authorized by Federal Government to Raise R$1.2 Billion from Investors

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro Subway Concession was authorized by the Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) to raise funds in...

Vitória, Florianópolis, and Campinas Now Classified as Metropolises

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vitória (Espírito Santo), Florianópolis (Santa Catarina), and Campinas (São Paulo) have become metropolises, according to the Cities' Influence Regions...

Repression Against Land Seizure in Colombian Metropolitan Areas

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In one of the country's most impoverished districts of Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia, over 70 families are...

Record Deaths in São Paulo; ICU Beds in Metropolitan Region 80 Percent Occupied

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state with the highest number of the Covid-19 cases in the country, São Paulo reported a record 24-hour...

Fatalities Reach 27 in Santos Metropolitan Area; Search Operations Continue

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The death toll from the heavy rainfall that affected Santos has risen to 27. The firemen are working on...

Bolsonaro Will ‘Implode’ INMETRO, Announces Dismissal of Entire Board of Directors

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday, February 22nd, that he has decided to "implode" the National Weights and Measures...

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