The Latest Breaking News from South America

Christmas Gifts for Fans of South America's Biggest Clubs

The South American Christmas is a rich blend of emotion, community and celebration, and no place is the emotion more alive than in the football world. The fans of the largest clubs on the continent are 24/7 supporters of their clubs; therefore, the season is the most appropriate time to…

Latin Times · Nov 21, 2025

20 Alleged Jalisco Cartel Operatives Arrested In Spain For Smuggling 'Large Shipments Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine'

20 alleged operatives of the Jalisco Cartel were arrested in Spain, with authorities claiming they smuggled "large shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine" from South America.

Latin Times · Nov 18, 2025

Deinner Ordonez: Chelsea repeat Kendry Paez trick with pre-contract agreement for Liverpool transfer target

Chelsea’s recruitment drive of the South America region continues with a pre-contract agreement for the Ecuadorian youngster

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025

A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They captured stunning photographs of landscapes across the Andes, including some peculiar “pockmarks” in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025

France Antarctique, the forgotten French outpost on the coast of Brazil

Almost 500 years ago, French ships landed in what is now Brazil with a mission to found 'France Antarctique', a new colony on South America's Atlantic coast. Riven by religious divisions and stormed by Portuguese rivals, the project lasted just a few years – but would end up reshaping Europeans'…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 8, 2025

Climate change is coming for some of our favorite vices

Top grape, coffee and chocolate growing regions in western Europe, South America and West Africa under threat

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Trump mixes up South America and South Africa during speech in Miami

President Donald Trump confused South America with South Africa during a speech to a business forum in Miami.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Grain Bulls Are Back in Business as China Resumes Soybean, Wheat Purchases. What Comes Next?

Traders will be closely watching weather in Brazil and Argentina as the growing season in South America kicks off.

Barchart · Nov 3, 2025

New LinkedIn phishing scam targets executives with fake board positions

No, you're not being invited to invest in South American businesses, you're being scammed into handing over Microsoft login credentials.

TechRadar · Oct 31, 2025

US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington

The U.S. military buildup along South America’s northern rim is, Washington insists, aimed at “narco-terrorists.” A growing chorus of analysts aren’t convinced; they suspect what the Trump administration is really after is regime change in Venezuela.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025