Lucinda Elliott

Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's president on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected ‌across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability.

Japan and the ​South American trade bloc Mercosur have started ‌talks about an economic partnership agreement, two Brazilian officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.

MercadoLibre could sell parts of its fast-growing loan book ​to support its fintech business, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that operations in Venezuela remain small ‌and unchanged, as investors weigh credit risk ahead of first-quarter earnings.

Peru's government made a $462 million payment on Wednesday for U.S. ‌F-16 fighter jets, the first installment in a multi-billion-dollar deal that triggered the resignation of two top ministers earlier in the day.

Polling station delays and early uncertainty over the runoff contenders marked Peru’s general election on Sunday, as voters chose a new president and Congress ‌from a fragmented field of more than 30 candidates.

Paraguay is Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in South America. China's attempt to supplant Taipei would be a symbolic win and a step in its attempt to cement influence in Latin America as the U.S. aims to be the pre-eminent superpower.

Jose Balcazar, a left‑wing lawmaker who has faced backlash over comments about child marriage, became Peru’s new leader after Congress elected him to serve as interim president following the removal of Jose Jeri.

Brazil is scrutinizing a trade agreement announced last week between the United States and Argentina due to concerns it violates the rules of South American trade bloc Mercosur, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.

Bolivia’s centrist government will respect all existing hydrocarbons and lithium agreements as part of a push to rebuild investor confidence after years of instability, the country’s energy minister said in an interview.

Top EU officials will travel to Paraguay on Saturday to sign a free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, paving the way for the European Union's largest ever trade accord after 25 years of negotiations.

A mega trade deal clinched between the European Union and South America’s biggest economies after a quarter-century of talks may signal the limits of the Trump administration’s pressure tactics in the region, officials and analysts said.

When Peruvian green energy entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach wanted to buy an electric vehicle in 2019, he flew 4,000 miles to California to test drive Tesla’s Model 3 sedan. But Tesla lacked an official importer and he couldn’t find a way around Peru’s complex vehicle import procedures.

Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz, who claimed victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, is the son of a former president of the Andean nation who was born in exile from its military dictatorship and schooled in the U.S.

Conservative former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga is banking on a bold economic rescue plan to win Bolivia's October 19 presidential runoff, where he faces centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz.

Bolivian Senator Rodrigo Paz is seeking to build on his surprise first-round lead as he prepares to face conservative rival Jorge Tuto Quiroga in Sunday's presidential runoff.

China's largest carmaker BYD on Wednesday launched sales of its EVs in Argentina, taking advantage of the lifting of import tariffs for electric and hybrid vehicles and boosting its fast-growing footprint in South America.

Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes said on Monday the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control had lifted sanctions imposed on him two years ago for his involvement in acts of alleged corruption.

Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga said he would dole out ownership stakes in key natural resources like lithium if elected in October as part of sweeping economic reforms, and signalled a willingness to improve ties with the United States.

In Peru's Pisco Desert, rows of blueberry bushes towering as much as two meters high stretch towards the horizon, finally giving way to sand dunes. Traditional blueberries need chilly nights to bring fruit, but genetic innovations have created