One month before he opened this year’s United Nations climate summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva helped open a new mega-factory at the site of a former Ford car manufacturing plant. The new plant, in Brazil’s Camacari, Bahia, is one of many being built around the world by China’s BYD, the world’s largest…
Brazil has cleared a Chinese navy hospital ship to dock in Rio de Janeiro in January, ending a months-long review that drew quiet pushback inside the country’s military, according to local media. The approval, dated November 13 and published Tuesday in the government’s official gazette, allows the Ark Silk Road to remain in Rio from…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Uruguay might be one of the smallest markets in Latin America, but its EV shift is starting to look like a real narrative. Battery-powered vehicles made up about a quarter of all new car and SUV sales through October, more than double last year’s share, helped by zero import…
The arrival of the USS Gerald R Ford, the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, comes as US strikes alleged drug vessels in the region, killing dozens. The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a flex of military power by the President Donald Trump administration, as it raises pressure…
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Through the last few months, we’ve been working on a project for a Latin American Zero-Emission Observatory (ZEMO). And by “we,” I mean myself and the team at FIER Automotive, a company committed to build a more sustainable future that currently operates the European Alternative…
Announcement comes as US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean and Presidents Trump, Petro feud. Published On 12 Nov 202512 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered a halt to intelligence sharing with United States security agencies as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to launch…
Tornado flattens homes in Rio Bonito do Iguana, with one official describing the destruction as akin to a ‘war zone’. At least six people have been killed and 750 others injured in Brazil after a tornado ripped through the southern state of Parana, with powerful winds of up to 250km/hour (155 mph). Local authorities said…
Chinese businesses should pivot their attention to the “rising” Global South such as Africa and the Middle East while minimising foreign investment risks through localisation, according to a former senior diplomat. Le Yucheng, who was a Chinese foreign vice-minister from 2018 to 2022, offered the assessment on Wednesday at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in…
Trump’s comments appear to contrast with his own early remarks, as US sends warships to the Caribbean. United States President Donald Trump has said he is not considering strikes within Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments earlier this month, amid a major US military build-up in the region. The US has now deployed fighter…
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment — with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration. In the election widely seen as a referendum on self-described “anarcho-capitalist” Milei’s past two years…