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With two major-round titles and three podiums on the Tour de France, Nairo Quintana hung the bike on the Giro del Emilia on Saturday. His trajectory opened the way to a generation of Colombian corridors and consolidated him as one of the high mountain's references.
The Organization of American States unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the unconditional release of political prisoners, the restoration of the separation of powers and conditions for free, fair and inclusive elections. The text also creates a follow-up group, but does not provide for specific sanctions against the Daniel Ortega Government.
On the eve of the first round of the Brazilian presidential, news that the United States suspended face-to-face attention at its embassy and consulates in that Latin American nation, claiming "security issues," has again fueled fears of Washington's interference. However, the Donald Trump Government did not establish a direct relationship between this measure and the elections. He also did not detail the nature of the threat that caused the suspension.
Donald Trump's administration announced that it suspended the operation of the consulate in Brasilia after pointing out "security reasons," amid complaints from the president's campaign and aspiring for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for alleged Washington interference. Meanwhile, the last televised debate between the main presidential candidates - Lula and the ultra-right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro - was cancelled after the refusal of both to participate and in the face of a series of judicial decisions that restricted the meeting.
Two 18-year-old brothers were arrested after entering a high school in Torreón, in northern Mexico, where they attacked with white weapons and reportedly used firecrackers against the staff and students. The deputy director of the institution was killed and three others were injured, one of them seriously.
The Bolivian Attorney General, Roger Mariaca, was arrested in Santa Cruz, accused by the Government of allegedly leading a criminal organization operating within the Public Prosecutor's Office to protect drug trafficking activities. The arrest took place two days after the United States revoked the visa for alleged bribes and coincided with a security approach between the Latin American country and Washington. Mariaca has rejected the allegations and denounced political motives. In the meantime, the Office of the Prosecutor appointed Luis Montaño as the interim responsibility for guarantee
The roads are cut, the trees are fallen and the roofs are torn from the curl, but no one is dead or seriously injured. The Mexican peoples on the Pacific coast, highly exposed to the arrival of Hurricane Polo, resisted the passage of the powerful cyclone on Tuesday.
Become the symbol of Catholic devotion in Brazil, the country with the largest number of believers in the world, Our Lady of Aparecida was at the centre of a digital controversy in the middle of the campaign for the elections on October 4. In these elections, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a Catholic who aspires to conquer his fourth term, and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is evangelical, appear as favorites.
Violence in Haiti is continuing. At least 11 people died in the central region of Artibonite, Haiti, at the hands of gang members following a lethal security operation, the local mayor reported. Meanwhile, the United States significantly expanded the judicial process related to the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. What changes now? We figured it out.
Who perpetrated the attacks in Huité? The Guatemalan Army denies that its troops will participate and attribute violence to disputes between criminal organizations. However, the dissemination of videos of men armed with military clothing has fed other versions that the authorities claim to be investigating.
Six days after the elections in Brazil, two polls show the current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday, September 28, five points ahead of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round. However, the difference is reduced and remains within the margin of error before a possible second round.
Claudia Macero, the head of communications of opposition leader María Corina Machado, returned to Venezuela after spending two years outside the country, including a period of asylum at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas. His return, which he presented as a personal decision to "give confidence to others," occurred as Machado's followers mobilized in several cities to demand the leader's safe return, presidential elections and the release of political prisoners.
A joint operation of the Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police and Air Force in the rural area of the Caribbean city of Santa Marta ended with seven deaths. One of them was Ricardo Andrés Martínez Rodríguez, who was initially introduced as the son of Fredy Castillo Carrillo, alias' Pinocchio ', leader of Self-Defense Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN). The reality is that he was a humble, displaced laborer. Today his father claims that he was killed with a shot of grace and his mother calls for justice.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro chose his eldest son to challenge Lula in the October 4 elections. Its influence has been cross-cutting in the political campaign of Flavio, which also seeks to take advantage of the great moment the extreme right-wing world lives and of Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to align the hemisphere in its sphere. Without a great political capital of its own, it has managed to produce a technical tie in a possible second round with Lula.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva goes for a fourth term after decades of leading Brazil's policy. Born in poverty, cured at work, formed in trade union, his ability to put himself in the elector's shoes has driven him over and over again. Without a significant relief in its in-sight training and with challenges, such as insecurity, Trump's tariff pressure or the economy, it leads one of the last strongholds to resist the advancement of the extreme right in Latin America.
In Brazil, the evangelics make up over 47 million people, about 27% of the population. It is the highest level in the history of Brazil, a country that, at the same time, has the largest number of Catholic faithful in the world. In 2018, the vote of the evangelists was key to the victory of the ultra-rightheist Jair Bolsonaro. But the conservative roots within this religious community seem to have been moderate in some sectors. What role will they play in the October 4 presidential?
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Saturday that he hopes to reach an agreement with Cuba and said that there will be no need for military intervention on the island. The statement comes after CBS News revealed that the Army Reserve analyses the possibility of providing police, medical and other support units to the South Command for the next four months, as part of a military planning linked to Cuba.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the ban on online gambling and digital casinos in Brazil, a decision that reaches just nine days from the presidential and legislative elections and which the Government presents as a measure to protect the finances of families. The decision is a turn for a sector that Lula's own administration had regulated and that in recent years became a multi-million-dollar business.
The United States Army is weighing to provide the South Command with police reinforcements, medical personnel and other support units in the next four months to carry out a military operation against Havana, according to the U.S. media that has had access to an internal communication.
Poverty rates in Argentina increased to 32.3 per cent in the first half of 2026, four more points than the previous measurement, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC). This upturn comes after the 21.4% increase in the basic food basket, while household income grew by 11.5%. The figures represent a setback for the Javier Milei government to a little over a year for the general elections.
