Economy

Latin America is Racing to Become Data-Center Hub. Will the Boom Pay Off?

Economy

Venezuelans Are Leaving Chile’s Job Market as President Kast Inherits Labor Decline

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Sociedad Media Now

Sociedad Media Now: Venezuelans Leave Chilean Job Market; LATAM Invests in Data Centers & CDMX Lights Up For “Tehran Day”

Foreign unemployment in Chile fell to 6.8% as Venezuelan workforce shrank; Brazil leads a Latin American data-center race that economists say may bring few jobs; Mexico City lights up landmarks to celebrate “Tehran Day”

Venezuela

Maduro & Flores Face New Torture-Conspiracy Charge: What it Means For Their Case in U.S. Custody

By Sociedad Media Oct 8, 2026

Mexico

Mexico City Lights Landmarks in Iran’s Colors For “Tehran Day”

By Sociedad Media Oct 8, 2026

Miami News

Miami Politics

Stakes Rise For Key Congressional Race in Miami: Does María Salazar Still Have a Shot?

A public rift with President Trump over immigration enforcement turns María Salazar’s once-safe Miami congressional seat into a genuine toss-up

By Dionys Duroc Oct 2, 2026 5 min read

Miami Politics

Salazar’s Hour-Long Reversal on Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Exposes Deeper Miami Tensions Over Democracy

Rep. María Elvira Salazar displays major reversal on Trump’s 65 billion-barrel oil deal with Venezuela — a reversal that exposes the deeper, unresolved tensions for Miami’s pro-democracy Venezuela contingent

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Salazar’s Hour-Long Reversal on Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Exposes Deeper Miami Tensions Over Democracy

Viral Clips

2025 Footage Of Peru Taskforce Shootout Of Carjacking Gang Goes Viral Across the Hemisphere

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Viral Clips

Man Escapes Fiery Death On Highway Corridor In Mexico

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Viral Clips

Brazil’s Lula Makes Disturbing Claims On Prostate Cancer During Rally, Insists Women “Take ***** When Young”

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Viral Clips

Chicago Bears Hire Mariachi Band To Perform U.S. National Anthem On Monday Night Football

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Venezuela

Maduro & Flores Face New Torture-Conspiracy Charge: What it Means For Their Case in U.S. Custody

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela Moves to Reform Infamous Anti-Hate Law as Washington Presses for Elections

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Baker Hughes Signs Gas Alliance With PDVSA, Opening a Path to Venezuela’s First LNG Exports

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela Paid

Machado Signals Willingness to Meet Delcy Rodríguez as Pressure Builds Over Venezuela’s Political Transition

By Dionys Duroc 2 min read

Venezuela

Blackout Protests Spread Late Wednesday Night in Venezuela as Outages Reach 16 Hours a Day

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela Restores Access to Blocked News Sites, But Most Restrictions Remain

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Opposition Returns to Table in Caracas as Trump Hints at Delcy Rodríguez Meeting at U.N.

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Venezuela

Who Is Alejandro Betancourt, and Why Is He at the Center of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal?

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Cuba

Protester Ariel Limias Leyva Detained in Cuba, Transferred to State Security Prison After Demonstration

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Cuba

Pentagon Weighs Military Options for Cuba as Rubio's Diplomatic Push Stalls

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

U.S. Targets Cuba’s Nickel Industry & Military Research Arm in Latest Sanctions Round

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s President Issues 9/11 Commemoration, Accuses U.S. Government Of “State Terrorism”

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

Longtime Foreign Minister Hints at Resignation as Cuba’s Regime Dismisses Political Change

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Raúl Castro Reported Gravely Ill as Rumors Swirl Amid Stalled U.S.-Cuba Negotiation

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

“No Capitalist Reforms”: Díaz-Canel’s Defiance Collides With a Collapsing Island & U.S. Pressure

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Democracy

“End Of the PT Era”: Flávio Bolsonaro & Lula Open Runoff Campaign, History is Against First Round Loser

Flávio Bolsonaro declare the “end of the PT era” while Lula concedes he expected to win outright and vowed a “new campaign,” but no Brazilian candidate has come back from a first-round deficit in a runoff since 1989

By Sociedad Media Oct 5, 2026 4 min read

Democracy

Brazil Set For October 25 Runoff — Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula as Nation’s Right Sweeps Governorships & Senate

Flávio Bolsonaro finishes first with 47.03% against Lula’s 45.16%, setting up an October 25 runoff, while the PL swept governorships and won a record 19 Senate seats

By Dionys Duroc 6 min read

Brazil Set For October 25 Runoff — Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula as Nation’s Right Sweeps Governorships & Senate

Nuevo Miami

Inside the FBI’s Widening Investigation Into Argentina’s Fútbol Federation & Its South Florida Money Trail

What began as a preliminary FBI inquiry into Argentina’s fútbol federation has grown into a full grand jury investigation, tracing $260 million through South Florida shell companies and major U.S. banks

By Sociedad Media Aug 11, 2026

Nuevo Miami

Colombia Inaugurates a New President in Cali. Miami’s Colombian Community Has Been Celebrating Since June

Nuevo Miami

Rep. Carlos Giménez Escalates Attacks on Sheinbaum Over Mexico’s Cuba Support, Invokes USMCA Leverage

Security

From the Donbas to Mexico’s Drug War: Cartels Sends Fighters to Learn Drone Warfare in Ukraine

Reports say Mexican & Colombian cartel members are seeking drone training in Ukraine, and that cartels are recruiting Colombian veterans of the war. Unverified video circulates, spreads concern

By Sociedad Media Oct 7, 2026 4 min read

Security

U.S. & Argentine Marines Conduct Cold-Weather Mountain Training in Ushuaia

U.S. Marine mountain-warfare instructors train with Argentina’s 4th Marine Infantry Battalion in Ushuaia from September 8 to 22. Critics question whether the exercise had proper congressional authorization as U.S. & Argentine security apparatuses solidify closer military alliance

Security

U.S. Ships MQ-9 Reaper Drones to Colombia to Expand Counter-Narcotics Campaign

U.S. moves MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to Colombia & Ecuador as it widens its campaign against drug traffickers

Security

500 U.S. Troops Deployed to Rio Grande After Cartel Gunfire Hits Coast Guard Vessel

After suspected cartel gunmen fired on a Coast Guard vessel near Garceno, Texas, the U.S. Army is deploying roughly 500 troops to the Rio Grande Valley for at least 30 days

Security

Inside Colombia’s War on Narco-Terror: De la Espriella’s Offensive & What Is Happening On The Ground?

President Abelardo de la Espriella’s hardline offensive against Colombia’s narco-terror groups has produced dozens of arrests, dissident commander killings & major drug seizures in a single week — part of a broader U.S.-backed regional security push

Brazil

BRAZIL HEADS TO POLLS FOR NEXT PRESIDENT: What to Know About the Race & Washington’s Watching Eye

Brazil votes October 4 in a tight presidential race between Lula & Flávio Bolsonaro likely headed to an October 25 runoff. Here’s what we should know

By Sociedad Media Oct 4, 2026 5 min read

Brazil

U.S., Australia, U.K. & Canada Suspend Consular Services in Brazil Two Days Before Presidential Election

U.S. & Australia suspend all consular services in Brazil two days before Sunday’s presidential election, citing security concerns following a bomb scare near Supreme Court

Brazil

Brazil’s Economy Is Growing. But It Is Not Being Felt By Voters Heading Into Election

Brazil’s economy shows growth, but persistent inflation & fiscal strain have voters unconvinced ahead of October 4. Lula leads first-round polls, but runoff simulations against Flávio Bolsonaro are tied within the margin of error

Brazil

Brazil’s Presidential Candidates Fight For Valuable Voting Bloc: Women

Lula & Flávio Bolsonaro both pivot toward women voters, 53% of Brazil’s electorate, highlighting crisis: 1,558 femicides in Brazil in 2025, an average of four women killed daily

Brazil

Brazil’s Election Just Got Tighter — And a First-Time Candidate Is Quietly Building a Third Lane

Brazil’s presidential race tightens with Lula’s lead over Flávio Bolsonaro nearly erased two months before the vote — while first-time candidate Renan Santos, has quietly built a “third way” lane

Business

Barranquilla Unveils Kristal Mall, $1 Billion-Plus Waterfront Mega-Project On Gran Malecón

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

PepsiCo Announces $1 Billion Investment In Colombia Over Five Years, Colombia’s President Confirms

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

LATAM Airlines Evaluating Domestic Subsidiary Inside Venezuela — a Move Unprecedented

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

Colombia & Japan Renew Coffee Ties With New Trade Agreement

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Mexico

Mexico City Lights Landmarks in Iran’s Colors For “Tehran Day”

Mexico City lights landmarks in the colors of Iran’s flag to mark “Tehran Day.” Iran’s embassy thanked the city, three weeks after Tehran lit the Azadi Tower in Mexico’s colors as both nations draw closer

By Sociedad Media Oct 8, 2026

Mexico

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 46 Sinaloa Cartel Targets, Eyes Baja California Corruption Network

Mexico

How Bad Is It? Hurricane Polo Slams Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Immigration