A popular advocate of Catholic tolerance who denounced unbridled capitalism, Argentine Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio had recently spent time in hospital with a respiratory illness

While Humala was taken into custody, Brazil granted his partner political asylum shortly after the announcement

The country lost the so-called GDP coupon case in a London court last year

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said that his country wanted to avoid a ‘China in Africa’ situation in Latin America

The president was speaking alongside United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a press conference at Casa Rosada

Scott Bessent met with Argentina’s president and economy minister at Casa Rosada

The incumbent president was elected for a full four-year term after his short mandate. González did not give any evidence of the irregularities she alleged.

A win for Luisa González would mean a return to Rafael Correa’s policies, while incumbent President Noboa aims for a liberal, Trump-oriented full term

The decision allows each member country to add 50 products to their list of imports from outside the bloc not affected by a common tax