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Police officer arrested in São Paulo on suspicion of connection with PCC

This Friday morning (16), the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MPSP) carries out Operation Serpens, to investigate the involvement of a police officer suspected of being involved with the criminal faction of

January 16, 2026

Brasil

A Cuban court confirms six years in prison for José Gabriel Barrenechea for protesting during a blackout

Madrid/Four months after the holding of the oral trialthe Provincial Court of Villa Clara has handed down a sentence for the intellectual and independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea. The court has confirmed

January 16, 2026

Ecuador

Arequipa: Life sentence awaits miner for abusing a 10-year-old girl

Ombudsman’s Office: They ask for comprehensive care for a pregnant girl who is a victim of sexual rape in Arequipa

A 10-year-old girl became pregnant as a result of sexual rape, which occurred in December of last year in the province of Camaná. The situation put the health of the pregnant woman

January 16, 2026

Peru

Carnival

Permits must be processed at INAU Management The biggest festival in the capital of Cerro Largo is approaching and among the procedures that must be carried out by the different groups that

January 16, 2026

Uruguay

The coroner believes there was homicide in the case of the Cuban who died in ICE custody

Washington/The death of Cuban migrant Geraldo Lunas Campos, on January 3 while he was in custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) in a detention center in Texas, could be

January 16, 2026

Ecuador

Club Petroperú: crisis puts luxuries of the state oil company in its sights

While a sector of Congress continues to present bills to repeal the reorganization of Petroperuthe financial crisis continues, and the Executive is analyzing how to generate resources to solve the more than

January 16, 2026

Peru

International campaign “Bring them back” launched for the release of Maduro and Cilia Flores

Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra formalized the launch of the global campaign “Bring them back!” (Bring Them Back!), a global mobilization platform designed to articulate the demand for the immediate freedom of President

January 16, 2026

Venezuela

Proética: Surveys will reveal the level of information of the electorate

Less than three months before the general elections, the latest national survey carried out by Ipsos to Peru21 evidence that, except for the sustained drop in the intention to vote for the

January 16, 2026

Peru

María Corina Machado leaving the White House: "We count on President Trump for the freedom of Venezuela"

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks to the press after meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2026. Photo: EFE/ EPA/

January 16, 2026

Venezuela

Criminal experts express concern about Toffoli’s decisions

The National Association of Federal Criminal Experts (APCF) released a note this Thursday (15) stating that it is closely following the developments in the decisions made by the Minister of the Federal

January 16, 2026

Brasil

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