LatinNews Daily - 15 May 2026

On 14 May John Ratcliffe, the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), visited Cuba’s capital, Havana.... Read More

On 14 May thousands of artisanal miners staged a protest march in the Bolivian capital La Paz demanding that the government address their demands.... Read More

*Peru’s central bank (BCRP) has held its benchmark interest rate at 4.25%, for the eighth consecutive time, having last lowered it by 25 basis points in September.... Read More

On 14 May Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice André Mendonça, the presiding judge of the high-profile Banco Master fraud investigation, authorised the arrest of seven more suspects, including Henrique Vorcaro, the father of Banco Master CEO, Daniel Vorcaro.... Read More

*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released its latest forecast for the 2026 harvest of grains, cereals, legumes, and oilseeds, projecting a total harvest of 348.7m tonnes (t), with the country’s main crop, soybeans, expected to post an annual harvest of 174.1m t.... Read More

*Honduras’ central bank (BCH) has released new figures showing that remittances to the country totalled US$1.11bn in April, down from US$1.22bn in March, but up from US$939.02m in February and US$870.78m in January.... Read More

On 14 May authorities in Mexico City (CDMX) gave an update on the investigation into the murder of two aides of mayor Clara Brugada in May 2025.... Read More

*Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that Víctor Rodríguez Padilla is stepping down as CEO of Mexico’s state-owned oil firm, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), and will be replaced by Pemex’s chief financial officer, Juan Carlos Carpio.... Read More

On 14 May Chile’s government named a new chairman and wider leadership of the state-run copper company Codelco.... Read More

*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released the latest figures for its consumer price index (IPC), which put monthly inflation in April at 2.6% and annual inflation at 32.4%.... Read More