2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (125+ words) President Javier Milei's approval rating fell to 35. 5% in April from 44% in January, while disapproval climbed from 51. 6% to 63%, according to Atlas Intel polling for Bloomberg. Argentine sovereign dollar bonds maturing October 2028 twelve months after the next presidential election yield 8. 3%, a 360 basis-point…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (313+ words) Brazil's nominal fiscal deficit reached R$199. 6 billion in March 2026, the worst monthly figure since the COVID pandemic and far above the R$148 billion median Bloomberg forecast. The consolidated public-sector primary deficit hit R$80. 7 billion versus a R$3. 6 billion surplus in…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (154+ words) Former president Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to DF Star hospital in Bras'lia on Friday morning for a three-hour rotator cuff repair on his right shoulder, after Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized the procedure on Thursday. The 71-year-old has…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1201+ words) The Rio Times " RT SP Nightlife Desk Dia do Trabalho holiday " The Weeknd Morum BIS Day 2 " sold out " Time Warp Brasil 2026 at Neo Qu'mica Arena 6 pm6 am with Charlotte de Witte, Richie Hawtin, Mochakk " Chiara Civello at Blue Note SP 8 pm…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (228+ words) Ecuador Colombia tariffs entered force at 100% on May 1, escalated from 30% by Daniel Noboa's government in retaliation for what Quito calls Colombian-backed guerrilla incursions. Petro accused Noboa of "Uribe-Noboa alliance to subvert Colombian elections" the first-round presidential vote takes place May…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (316+ words) Argentina CGT march filled Plaza de Mayo on May 1 with the labor confederation, social movements, and opposition parties demanding Milei reverse course on factory closures and wage erosion. The rally opened with a tribute to Pope Francis, who died one…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (417+ words) Mexico EU Summit confirmed for May 22 in Mexico City after a Sheinbaum-Costa phone call on April 30 the first bilateral summit since 2015. Sheinbaum and Ursula von der Leyen will sign the Modernized Global Agreement, the political-economic-cooperation framework that updates the 2000 EU-Mexico…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (308+ words) Uruguay Temu tax enters force May 1, applying 22% IVA to all foreign online purchases made under the franquicia regime the duty-free import allowance. Purchases from US-based sellers are explicitly exempted, leaving Chinese platforms Temu, Shein, Ali Express, and other non-US e-commerce…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (299+ words) Chile PGU faces a 15% cut along with 260 other social programs in a Hacienda memo revealed by investigative outlet CIPER beyond the 142 programs already disclosed. The total cut package now hits 402 programs and $2. 8 trillion Chilean pesos, directly contradicting Kast's campaign vow…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (179+ words) Sheinbaum told the Thursday ma'anera that Mexico will not extradite Sinaloa Governor Rub'n Rocha Moya unless the FGR receives "conclusive and irrefutable evidence" from the United States. Eighteen of 20 mayors in Sinaloa 16 from Morena and two from Movimiento Ciudadano issued…...