Ecuador Records 400+ Femicides in 2025 — Its Deadliest Year. Most Are Linked To Organized Crime
Ecuador records 411 femicides in 2025 — its deadliest year yet — with 62% now tied to organized crime, a sharp rise from just 9% in 2019, as gang violence increasingly drives killings once rooted mainly in domestic abuse.
Guayas province, centered on Guayaquil, bore the brunt with 140 cases, while 78% of all femicides involved firearms. Despite the toll, only 55 of these deaths have been officially recognized by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, prompting civil-society groups to track the numbers independently.
Mexico Named Top Tourist Destination In Latin America For 2025
Mexico cements its spot as Latin America’s top tourist destination in 2025, posting record double-digit visitor growth and even setting an all-time high for October arrivals, a historically slower month.
The country’s edge comes from a mix of beach anchors like Cancún and Los Cabos, booming interest in cultural hubs such as Mexico City and Oaxaca, proximity to the U.S. and Canada, and heavy infrastructure investment that outpaces regional rivals like Brazil and Colombia.
The tourism boom is translating into real employment gains across hospitality, transportation, and services — especially in tourism-reliant states like Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur.
Blackout Protests Spread Late Wednesday Night in Venezuela as Outages Reach 16 Hours a Day
VENEZUELA — Protests over worsening blackouts swept across nine Venezuelan states overnight into October 1, with residents staging pot-banging demonstrations, tire burning, and road blockades as power outages stretch up to 16 hours a day.
The crisis marks one of the most severe stretches for Venezuela’s grid since the 2019 national blackouts, driven by over 15 years of underinvestment even as officials point to a June earthquake and rising demand.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has urged conservation while the government pledges 1,300 megawatts of new grid capacity by year’s end, though residents say their patience has run out.
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China Slaps 55% Tariff on Brazilian Beef Starting Oct. 1; Argentina Looks to Move in
BUENOS AIRES — China begins applying an additional 55% tariff on Brazilian beef on October 1 after Brazil exhausts its 1.1-million-metric-ton annual export quota, pushing the total duty on over-quota shipments to roughly 67%. The move opens a potential opportunity for Argentina, but its own China quota — 511,000 metric tons, already about 89% utilized — leaves only limited room to capture Brazil’s lost market share.
Is BRICS Dead For Brazil?
The tariff lands awkwardly for Brazil, which had spent 2026 deepening trade ties with Beijing as a hedge against U.S. tariffs, only to see China apply the same quota penalties regardless of that political alignment.
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