Overview
- Spain’s M-30 street-racing trial stalled after one defendant failed to appear, prompting Madrid’s provincial court to issue a search-and-arrest order and warn the jury could be dissolved if he is not found.
- Key evidence in the M-30 case shows camera-based speed estimates of up to 176 km/h in a 70 km/h zone, which defense lawyers dispute because the figures come from video analysis rather than certified radar.
- In Buenos Aires, the group Barrios de Pie held a soup-kitchen protest outside Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni’s home over alleged illicit enrichment and the shutdown of the Volver al Trabajo benefit, as prosecutors review a 2025 apartment deal financed mostly by an interest-free mortgage from two retirees.
- Argentina’s government allies said court scrutiny of Adorni will clear him, but new polling reported by El Cronista frames the “Adorni Gate” affair as his first serious credibility crisis and shows a narrowing national race pointing to a potential Milei–Kicillof runoff in 2027.
- Peru’s markets slumped as ONPE’s count lifted left-of-center Roberto Sánchez into contention for a runoff, with Lima stocks down about 4.5% and the sol weakening before the central bank sold derivatives to steady trading, while in Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada urged businesses to use home office during the 2026 World Cup under a “Mundial Verde” plan that targets single-use plastics and waste control.
- Rosario prosecutors sought life sentences for 14 defendants over four March 2024 killings of transport and service workers that investigators say were meant to force concessions from Santa Fe’s provincial government.