Lucinda Elliott

Uruguay seemed like the perfect place for cryptocurrency giant Tether to launch a bitcoin mining operation.

Heading to her fourth straight Peruvian presidential runoff, Keiko Fujimori is betting that voter fears over spiraling crime will revive support for a brand of leadership closely associated with her father, who dominated the country's politics in the 1990s.

Peruvians head to the polls on April 12, hoping to break a cycle of ​political turmoil that has prevented any president from completing a full term over the past decade, amid corruption scandals, ‌rising crime and voter frustration.

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.

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.

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.

With a commanding lead in opinion polls and an electorate clamoring for security, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast is widely expected to win Chile's presidential run-off on Sunday and become the country's most conservative leader since its military dictatorship.

Brazil's most lethal police operation ever has left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stunned and struggling to handle the political fallout, as he attempts to reconcile international concerns over human rights violations with growing public support for a crackdown on crime.

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.

Former leftist President Evo Morales is barred from running.

Voters in Bolivia are gearing up for a general election on Sunday that has been overshadowed by inflation at a four-decade high and the absence of former leftist President Evo Morales, who is barred from running.

In the busy shopping district of the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, ATMs let shoppers swap coins for cryptocurrency, beauty salons offer cut-price deals if you pay in Bitcoin, and people use Binance accounts to buy fried chicken.

Orsi, a former mayor backed by leftist ex-President Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, narrowly won the November election.

Patricia Bullrich, Argentina's security minister, is on a mission to stamp out drug gangs in the South American nation that have driven rising violence and led to a spike in cocaine shipments to Europe. She says she is succeeding.

Uruguay's political arena is relatively tension-free, with significant overlap between the conservative and liberal coalitions vying for office.

Item 1 of 7 Uruguay's former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mariana Greif Uruguay's former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica speaks…

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NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Bolivia is open to tie-ups with European and other global companies for lithium exploration and extraction provided they adhere to the country’s conditions, president Luis Arce said on Wednesday. "We are open to any…

[1/2]Presidential pre-candidate Patricia Bullrich speaks during her presentation at the 135th Argentine Rural Society's annual exposition, in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto/File Photo BUENOS AIRES, Aug 7 (Reuters) -…

[1/2]A customer pays for pork meat in a local market, in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo BUENOS AIRES, July 25 (Reuters) - Argentina's last-ditch effort to secure International Monetary Fund cash with…