Investors target Mexico to develop Latin American entrepreneurs with global potential
Mexico is a rising star in the startup investment world, receiving almost 75% of investments made in Latin America in 2022 (together with Brazil), and...
Month : April 2023
AMLO’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec infrastructure project draws the ire of Mexico’s Indigenous communities
Mexico City, Mexico — A network of ports, railroads, highways and industrial parks that will stretch across Mexico’s narrow Isthmus of Tehuantepec, connecting the Atlantic...
Regions in northern Peru, battered by rain, call strike against national government to protest neglect
Lima, Peru — Authorities in regions of northern Peru that have been battered by torrential rains have announced they’ll join an indefinite strike against Peru’s...
Colombia prepares Latin America’s first law on climate displacement
Medellín, Colombia — Colombia is hoping to become the first Latin American country to pass a law on climate displacement. The bill, which has just...
Brazil’s jailed former Justice Minister asks to be released, citing mental health
São Paulo, Brazil – Lawyers for Anderson Torres, a former Justice Minister during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro and the security secretary for Brazil’s capital...
Argentina sees worst Q1 for agricultural exports in 16 years due to drought
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentina’s agricultural exports liquidated USD $2.800 billion from January to March, marking the worst Q1 for the country’s agro-industrial sector in...
Mexico launches Latin American initiative to battle inflation
Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador held a virtual meeting in which 10 Latin American countries agreed to joint efforts for...
Mexico ‘acquires’ 13 power plants from Iberdrola
Mexico City, Mexico — Following its policy of national energy sovereignty, Mexico’s government last week announced it acquired 13 power plants from the Spanish energy giant...
A look at Lula’s first 100 days in office in Brazil
Medellín, Colombia — After President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s historic re-election in October last year, the man who was in jail 40 months ago...
Brazil’s Cerrado, the second largest biome after the Amazon, could lose almost 34% of its water by 2050
São Paulo, Brazil – The Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna in Brazil and the country’s second largest biome after the Amazon rainforest, could lose 33.9%...
