Paraguayan President Santiago Peña submitted his resignation Thursday after the collapse of a major commercial bank with ties to his government plunged the South American nation into turmoil.

The private jet in which Flavio Bolsonaro and his family traveled to Miami is operated by a company embroiled in a corruption scandal that ensnared Argentine President Javier Milei.

The press secretary for Argentina’s President Javier Milei denied that Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, had entered Argentina.

Argentine President Javier Milei was the only South American leader on Monday who hasn’t yet recognized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election, diverging from his allies in the region.

Latin America’s rightward, market-friendly shift is reshaping its relationship with Donald Trump’s Washington, including new flows of money from the multilateral lenders historically villainized in the region for pushing fiscal austerity.

Bolivia is monitoring global credit markets for an opportunity to issue debt at more attractive borrowing costs, Finance Minister Christian Andrés Morales said.

The International Monetary Fund warned that Colombia’s fiscal situation is unsustainable, sharpening its assessment of the country’s public finances as the new government seeks the lender’s help to stabilize its accounts.

The World Bank could loan Venezuela as much as $5 billion over the next two years, as the country resumes relations with the Washington-based lender, a top official said.

The International Monetary Fund is “quite confident” that Argentina’s authorities are in a position to meet next year’s debt obligations, said Luis Cubeddu, deputy director of the Western Hemisphere department.

Argentina could tap its currency swap line with China if it can’t refinance dollar-denominated bonds under local law as investor concerns simmer ahead of next year’s presidential election, Economy Minister Luis Caputo said.

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Colombian borrowing costs may need to rise further and remain elevated for longer to curb mounting inflation risks, according to a senior policymaker.

Argentina’s economy is on track to enter a technical recession after a lukewarm recovery in August failed to make up for steeper losses in July, adding to President Javier Milei’s challenges ahead of next year’s election.

Nadia Beller acusa a su exnovio, el asesor político Fernando Cerimedo, de organizar un atentado contra su vida.

Nadia Beller accuses her former lover, the political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, of organizing a hit on her life.

El presidente Javier Milei restó importancia a las señales de estancamiento de la economía argentina y dijo estar “tranquilo” sobre sus posibilidades de ganar otro mandato el año que viene, al destacar que el país sigue creciendo en términos anuales

President Javier Milei downplayed concerns about Argentina’s stalling economy, touting consistent annual growth that’s left him “very calm” about his chances to win another term next year.

President Javier Milei downplayed concerns about Argentina’s stalling economy, touting consistent annual growth that’s left him “very calm” about his chances to win another term next year.

President Javier Milei took to the United Nations General Assembly floor to revive Argentina’s claims to the Falkland Islands and question the institution’s usefulness.

President Javier Milei’s advisers in Argentina have told the Trump administration they don’t have the votes in the nation’s congress to ratify the bilateral trade agreement they signed last February, according to people familiar with the matter.