A journalist has been murdered in the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay on the border with Brazil.

Alex Álvarez (39), a member of the team of Radio Urundey FM, was attacked by a motorized vehicle while waiting for the traffic light to change.

The victim was accompanied by his brother.

By Patricia Lee Wynne*

The defeat in Ecuador of President Guillermo Lasso in the regional elections of February 5 and the rejection of the referendum to reform the Constitution are the latest setbacks marking the decline of US influence in South America.

Against the predictions of all polls, the Ecuadorian population rejected the referendum proposed

Specialists have recently indicated that El Salvador’s net international reserves show low levels.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission reviewed Article IV and indicated that although the country’s overall fiscal deficit was reduced to about 2.5% of GDP, international reserves have fallen to about two months of imports.

Also, Sergi Lanau,

Peruvian traditional and non-traditional exports totaled US$65.58 billion in 2022, explained by the increase in shipped volumes in the first case and by higher volumes and better prices in the second, informed today, Monday, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

Regarding traditional shipments, the issuing entity detailed that they amounted to