Storm clouds are coming to a hemisphere near you.

ARGENTINA
Argentina’s Scioli Urged by Ally to Pursue Accord With Creditors

Argentina warns US to cooperate in heightened search for fugitive spy chief. President Cristina Fernández says US must be ‘protecting’ Antonio Stiuso, who reportedly fled to Miami soon after star prosecutor’s mysterious killing

The narrative changes: Nisman documentary tied to US conservatives. Expect a lot more of that.

BAHAMAS
Hunt for ship missing after hurricane. The US Coast Guard searches for a cargo ship with 33 crew – 28 Americans and five Poles – that vanished in Bahamian waters during Hurricane Joaquin.

BRAZIL
Ex-Brazil President Lula to be questioned in Petrobras case. Brazilian officials investigating a corruption scandal at the state-run oil company Petrobras will be allowed to question ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the supreme court has ruled.

Funny how so many bring up the Swedish model but few understand it: 7 fatos que contradizem tudo que você acreditava sobre a Suécia

CHILE
Chilean Industrial Production Falls 5.2%

COLOMBIA
Colombia Drug Kingpin “Megateo” Slain in Military Operation

Worth watching:
Narcos on Netflix, loosely based on Killing Pablo, a miniseries made more interesting when keeping in mind the upcoming FARC deal.

CUBA
Apparently this is how Cubans get Netflix (h/t Spotniks) without Internet. I wouldn’t be surprised if Danny Paquete is a front:

[In Puerto Rico, un paquete can mean either package or a bundle of lies]

The one-sided relationship with Cuba

ECUADOR
The Montaigne Dogma: Alive and Well in Ecuador. Correa Resurrects Debunked Zero-Sum Theories on Poverty

“The Profit of One Man Is the Damage of Another” is the 21st essay in this edition.

GUATEMALA
Guatemala mudslide leaves hundreds missing

JAMAICA
We Jamaicans can’t blame our entire malaise on the evil white bogeyman. Whatever David Cameron’s motives for the repatriation scheme, our prisons are a disgrace – and the whining of the reparations lobby masks the screw-ups of our own governments

MEXICO
13 narcos extradited from Mexico include a former Texas high school football star, “La Barbie”.

Mexico Awards Three Areas in Oil Auction. Italy’s ENI International, Argentina’s Pan American Energy and Fieldwood Energy of the U.S. among the winners

PANAMA
Chinese giant Huawei opens its sixth distribution center in Panama. Good luck collecting,

According to official figures, Venezuelan buyers owe the free zone vendors a total of 1.2 billion dollars.

PARAGUAY
Behind Drugs’ Glare, Paraguay’s Illegal Cigarette Trade Flourishes

PERU
Peru Declares State of Emergency Where Protest Left 3 Dead

PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Development Bank Goes to Court for $400 Million in Taxes

URUGUAY
High times: Uruguay Awards Two Marijuana Permits to Investors

VENEZUELA
The World Is Watching Caracas. Why Venezuela’s approaching parliamentary elections matter — and not only for Venezuelans. Dude, the election is scheduled for December 6.

Salarios en Venezuela: cómo el régimen chavista empobreció a la población. Un profesor universitario cobra 16 dólares, un maestro 12, un médico no llega a los 10 y un policía araña los 14 (si suma bonos y horas extras)… Advertencia: cuando usted termine de leer esta nota, puede que los valores ya estén desactualizados.

U.S. Charges Venezuelan Ex-Officials with Drug Trafficking. U.S. judges have unsealed indictments charging two former top Venezuelan police officials with drug trafficking, an action likely to fuel further tensions between Washington and embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Judges in the southern district of Florida unsealed indictments against Pedro Luís Martín, a former head of financial intelligence for Venezuela’s secret police, and Jesús Alfredo Itriago, a former antinarcotics official with Venezuela’s investigative police.

Crime Wave Downs 100 Venezuelan Police Officers. Failure to Contain Lawlessness Comes at a Price