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Colombia closed December with the lowest homicide rate in 7 years

The Police delivered the year-end balance with figures that reflect progress in security, prevention and protection of life in the country. The end of year season It was not only marked by

January 1, 2026

Colombia

Political interference in the coffers: SBS adequate regulation of directors to provisions of the Debt Law 2026

The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS) adapted the Regulations for the Election of Representatives before the Board of Directors of the Municipal Savings and Credit Banks (CMAC) with the provisions

January 1, 2026

Peru

NGOs verify total number of those released from prison this January 1 in Venezuela

Political prisoners in Venezuela: a new group was released this January 1. Photo: EFE The Venezuelan NGOs Foro Penal and Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (JEP) told EFE this Thursday that they are

January 1, 2026

Venezuela

Hospital confirms Bolsonaro's surgery for this Thursday

Bolsonaro is discharged from hospital and returns to serve his sentence in the PF

Former president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged and left DF Star Hospital late this Thursday afternoon (1st). A convoy made up of scouts from the Military Police of the Federal District and unmarked

January 1, 2026

Brasil

Premier points out that everything indicates human error in the train crash in Cusco

The head of the Ministerial Cabinet, Ernesto Alvarez Mirandaassured this Wednesday that the first evidence of the train accident that occurred on the route to Machu Picchu points to a possible human

January 1, 2026

Peru

Criminal Forum registered 55 release since July 25: there are 807 political prisoners

Prison Observatory: “Judicial persecution does not stop” after releases

The Venezuelan Prisons Observatory stated that we cannot speak of a “full justice system” with political prisoners. «Freedom should not be a concession in dribs and drabs, it is a right. “We

January 1, 2026

Venezuela

Rules for mopeds come into effect this Thursday; find out more

The new rules on the movement of mopeds on public roads came into effect this Thursday (1st). The requirements of the National Traffic Council (Contran) apply to the whole of Brazil. They

January 1, 2026

Brasil

The automotive market closed 2025 with its best performance in six years: Fenalco and ANDI

The automotive market in Colombia reached a record number of registrations in 2025 and greater sales of electric and hybrid vehicles. The new vehicle market in Colombia closed 2025 with a largely

January 1, 2026

Colombia

Mario Vizcarra: JEE Lima Centro 2 declares his candidacy for the Senate inadmissible due to conviction of embezzlement

The Special Electoral Jury of Lima Centro 2 (JEE Lima Centro 2) declared the candidacy for the Senate of Mario Vizcarra (Perú Primero) inadmissible due to having a final sentence for the

January 1, 2026

Peru

Inameh pronostica condiciones meteorológicas estables en gran parte del país

Stable meteorological conditions predominate this January 1st in much of the country

For this beginning of the year, stable weather conditions are forecast in most of the country, according to a publication on the Telegram channel of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

January 1, 2026

Venezuela

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