The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ Latin America's Voice from Brazil Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:28:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.riotimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/icon-512-80x80.png The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ 32 32 World Cup Works Push Mexico City Sex Workers Off Their Streets https://www.riotimesonline.com/world-cup-works-push-mexico-city-sex-workers-off-their-streets/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:27:15 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661675 Mexico · Society Key Facts —The march: On June 2, the International Day of the Sex Worker, dozens marched from the Ángel de la Independencia to the Palace of Fine Arts in central Mexico City. —The cause: World Cup construction on Calzada de Tlalpan, an avenue leading to the opening-match stadium, where many had worked […]

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]]> Venezuela Moves to Open Its Collapsed Power Sector to Private Capital https://www.riotimesonline.com/venezuela-moves-to-open-its-collapsed-power-sector-to-private-capital/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:21:21 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661674 Venezuela · Economy Key Facts —The vote: Venezuela’s National Assembly gave first-reading approval on June 2 to a reform of the electricity law opening the sector to private investment. —The break: It would end more than 15 years of monopoly by the state-owned utility Corpoelec, created by Hugo Chávez in 2007. —The scope: Private firms, […]

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]]> Telefonica Asks U.S. Courts to Make Colombia Pay a $380M Award https://www.riotimesonline.com/telefonica-asks-u-s-courts-to-make-colombia-pay-a-380m-award/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:05:23 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661673 Colombia · Economy Key Facts —The move: Spain’s Telefonica has asked a US court to enforce an arbitration award of more than $380m against Colombia. —The award: An ICSID tribunal ruled for Telefonica on November 12, 2024, finding Colombia breached fair-and-equitable-treatment duties under the Spain-Colombia investment treaty. —The origin: A dispute over a “reversion clause” […]

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]]> Paraguay Return to the World Cup After a 16-Year Absence https://www.riotimesonline.com/paraguay-return-to-the-world-cup-after-a-16-year-absence/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:01:02 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661661 Paraguay · Sport Key Facts —The return: Paraguay reached the 2026 World Cup, their first appearance since 2010 and the end of a 16-year absence — their longest ever. —The path: They took the last automatic CONMEBOL berth, finishing 10 points behind group winners Argentina, after home wins over both Argentina and Brazil turned the […]

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]]> Mexican Teachers Topple World Cup Statues a Week Before Kickoff https://www.riotimesonline.com/mexican-teachers-topple-world-cup-statues-a-week-before-kickoff/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:42:36 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661660 Mexico · Society Key Facts —The act: On June 2, protesting teachers pulled down giant World Cup player statues on Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma, stripped off the jerseys and set them alight. —The group: The CNTE, a militant dissident wing of Mexico’s main teachers’ union with an estimated half-million members nationwide. —The demands: […]

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]]> Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, June 5, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/latam-sports-ancelotti-raphinha-brazil-morocco-wc-preview/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:39:55 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661645 Ancelotti calls Raphinha the world's best at attacking deep; Brazil train 3-man midfield; Ecuador opener in Philadelphia; World Cup starts in six days.

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]]> Ecuador Reach the World Cup With South America’s Best Defense https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecuador-reach-the-world-cup-with-south-americas-best-defense/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:26:38 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661644 Ecuador · Sport Key Facts —The finish: Ecuador qualified second in South American (CONMEBOL) qualifying with 29 points, behind only world champions Argentina — the federation’s best-ever campaign. —The defense: Just five goals conceded in 18 matches, the meanest record in the region, with ten clean sheets across 13 qualifiers. —The handicap: Ecuador began the […]

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]]> Chile Reasserts Full Sovereignty Over the Strait of Magellan https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-reasserts-full-sovereignty-over-the-strait-of-magellan/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:10:40 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661636 Chile · Defense & Security Key Facts —The statement: Chile’s defense minister, Fernando Barros, said the Strait of Magellan “from its beginning to its end” is Chilean, dismissing any controversy with Argentina. —The trigger: An Argentine naval-hydrography chief claimed in a viral podcast that the strait’s eastern “mouth” belongs to Argentina, reopening a long-settled question. […]

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]]> Brazil’s Brutal Post-World Cup Calendar: Three Competitions, 21 Days https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazils-brutal-post-world-cup-calendar-three-competitions-21-days/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:24 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661635 Brazil · Sport Key Facts —The pause: South American club football stops for the June–July World Cup of national teams, then restarts almost all at once. —July 21: The Copa Sudamericana knockout playoffs (first legs) open the restart. —July 22: The Brasileirão, Brazil’s national league, resumes the very next day. —August 11: The round of […]

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]]> Argentina Clears Two More Investment Projects as Reserves Hit Target https://www.riotimesonline.com/argentina-clears-two-more-investment-projects-as-reserves-hit-target/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:45:55 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661628 Argentina · Economy Key Facts —The approvals: On June 4, Argentina’s RIGI committee cleared two new projects worth about $1.85bn combined. —The projects: The San Matías gas pipeline ($1.3bn) and the second phase of the Sal de Oro lithium project in Salta and Catamarca ($208m). —The tally: That brings RIGI to 18 approved projects out […]

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