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The Latest Breaking News from South America

Latin America Avoids Recession as ECLAC Projects Continued Expansion Through 2026

South America is expected to lead in 2025, with growth of 2.9%, supported by recoveries in Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador after contractions last year, ECLAC reveals

Latin Times

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers in tractors have blocked roads, thrown potatoes and eggs, and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit

The Independent UK

Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc

The Independent UK

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Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmire

The Guardian - US

Everything the Trump administration is doing in Venezuela and South America involves oil—even if the White House won’t admit it

The U.S. is weighing its military options in oil-rich Venezuela, influencing elections in other South American petroleum nations, and increasingly trying to control natural resources in the Americas.

Fortune

Vietnam's signature coffee culture conquers Paris cafe-goers

Though Vietnam is one of the world’s top exporters, its coffee remains overlooked in Europe, where consumers tend to be more familiar with beans from Africa and South America. Now Vietnamese coffee culture is gaining ground in Paris, where a growing number of cafes are introducing the French capital to…

Radio France Internationale

Slipknot-endorsed Mapuche metal champions Mawiza have recorded a live session in Gojira’s studio – and you really need to watch it

Hailing from Santiago, Chile, the four-piece are flying the flag for South America’s Indigenous Mapuche people

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Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?

The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reserves

The Guardian - US

Rosalía announces massive ‘LUX’ 2026 world tour with dates in Europe, North and South America

Rosalía has announced a huge world tour for 2026, which will be her biggest run of headline gigs to date. Here's where you can catch her in Europe next year - and when to start booking tickets.

Euronews

Trump Administration Officials Increasingly Use Social Media to Shape Venezuela Narrative: Report

A new investigation found that the Trump administration has leaned on social media to shape the public narrative and influence how its counter-narcotics campaign is perceived.

Latin Times

UnitedHealth Unwinds Last South America Asset In $1 Billion Banmedica Sale

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has reportedly reached a $1 billion agreement to sell its remaining South American operation, Banmedica, to Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investments.

Benzinga

How Palmeiras and Flamengo became South America’s football superpowers

Libertadores Cup final sees the latest chapter in a rivalry that is dominating the continent thanks to European levels of funding and player recruitment

The Guardian - UK

French lawmakers unanimously opposed to EU-Mercosur trade deal

France's National Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government to oppose the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, ahead of decisive votes at the European level in December.

Radio France Internationale

Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago

Fifty years ago on November 25 1975, military intelligence officers from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered in the Chilean capital of Santiago to set up what they called the “Condor System”.

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Bayern Munich ‘Scouting’ Two Brazilian Teenage Sensations—Report

Bayern Munich ate the latest club to turn to South America’s wonderkid factory.

Latin Times

Christmas Gifts for Fans of South America's Biggest Clubs

The South American Christmas is a rich blend of emotion, community and celebration, and no place is the emotion more alive than in the football world. The fans of the largest clubs on the continent are 24/7 supporters of their clubs; therefore, the season is the most appropriate time to…

Latin Times

20 Alleged Jalisco Cartel Operatives Arrested In Spain For Smuggling 'Large Shipments Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine'

20 alleged operatives of the Jalisco Cartel were arrested in Spain, with authorities claiming they smuggled "large shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine" from South America.

Evening Standard

Deinner Ordonez: Chelsea repeat Kendry Paez trick with pre-contract agreement for Liverpool transfer target

Chelsea’s recruitment drive of the South America region continues with a pre-contract agreement for the Ecuadorian youngster

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There's still 'no evidence' China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump's trade deal amid oversupply from South America

"The door hasn’t closed yet for U.S. soybeans, but we’re getting very close to that point."

The Guardian - US

Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say

Latin Times

A Look At What The U.S. Is Using To Strike Alleged Drug Boats In The Caribbean And Pacific

According to reports by CNN, the U.S. military has concentrated many of its deployed assets in Puerto Rico, including MQ-9 drones, F-35 fighter jets, and at least one AC-130J gunship.

Latin Times

Colombian President Petro Calls For South American Countries To Become One Larger Nation Amid Escalating Tensions With U.S.

On Nov. 9, Colombian President Gustavo Petro floated the idea of uniting several South American nations to revive Gran Colombia, the 19th-century republic that once encompassed modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.

The Conversation

A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They captured stunning photographs of landscapes across the Andes, including some peculiar “pockmarks” in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru.

Radio France Internationale

France Antarctique, the forgotten French outpost on the coast of Brazil

Almost 500 years ago, French ships landed in what is now Brazil with a mission to found 'France Antarctique', a new colony on South America's Atlantic coast. Riven by religious divisions and stormed by Portuguese rivals, the project lasted just a few years – but would end up reshaping Europeans'…

The Independent UK

Climate change is coming for some of our favorite vices

Top grape, coffee and chocolate growing regions in western Europe, South America and West Africa under threat

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