A drug trafficker wanted in four countries received a Uruguayan passport while detained in the UAE in 2012
Latin America
The decision comes despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each side to choose its candidate
The industrial engineer and former lawmaker had over 90% of the vote with 65% counted
The committee recommended the far-right former president be charged with an attempted coup and other crimes
The banana business heir beat leftist Luisa González by around four percentage points
According to pollsters, many voters were still undecided in the final days of the campaign
Temperatures rose by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius in August and September
Brazil’s president has until October 20 to veto the legislation that may further tensions between Congress and the Supreme Court
Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down while leaving a campaign event in Quito last August