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Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil despite a court ban and the US will grant him a visa
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated on Sunday by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff, left Brazil with his wife and two daughters despite a Supreme Federal Court order barring him from leaving the country, and the US State Department confirmed it ...
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Politics
- Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term
- Trump insults Norway and rejects its immigrants for not giving him the Nobel Peace Prize
- Brazil’s real plunges more than 8% and São Paulo stocks slump after Lula’s victory
- María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after ten months abroad and seven failed attempts
Economy
- Eight in ten Argentines barely make it or fall short by the end of the month, survey finds
- Lula ramps up public handouts in the final stretch of Brazil’s presidential campaign
- US fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies
- Pressure mounts on Paraguay’s Central Bank over doubts about some lenders’ solvency
Energy & Oil
- A partial win in Hamburg could help Milei in 2027, an analysis suggests
- Argentina and the UK to face off in Hamburg on November 10 over Falklands oil
- Argentina awaits the Supreme Court after the YPF case is closed at first instance
- Brent touches US$110 for the first time since May on Middle East tensions
Agriculture
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- Brazil grain harvest expected at 361.7 million tons, Conab, led by soybeans, corn and cotton
- Germany, extreme hot summer ripens grapes faster and advances wine harvest several weeks
- The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
Environment
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- Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low
- The area of Antarctic ozone hole during September reached 15 million km2, says Copernicus
- A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile
Entertainment
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- Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
- “I gave everything, I have nothing left”: Messi ends twenty years with Argentina
- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
Health & Science
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- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and underwent successful surgery, Vatican says
- BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island
- Lula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote
Tourism
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- Iguazú Falls closed as the river’s flow tops 12,000 cubic metres per second
- British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service
- Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
