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Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 02:57 UTC
Macri and Bachelet meet in Santiago to discuss trade and also Venezuela

Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina and Michelle Bachelet of Chile met Tuesday at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago to discuss bilateral ties and a trade agreement between the two countries.
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Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 02:10 UTC
Argentina resumes exports of lemons to Brazil

A shipment of 1,400 boxes (21,000 kilograms) from the province of Tucumán has already crossed the border by land on its way to the Sao Paulo Central Market, the national Agriculture Ministry reported Tuesday. Lemon exports to Brazil had been halted in 2009.
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Tuesday, June 27th 2017 - 22:30 UTC
Brazil: Janot files formal corruption charges against Temer

Brazil's top prosecutor slapped President Michel Temer with a lengthy indictment Monday night, charging the embattled leader with corruption. The allegations, which include accepting millions of dollars in bribes and approving hush money, make Temer the first sitting president in the country's history to be charged with a crime.
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Monday, June 26th 2017 - 03:41 UTC
Only 7% Brazilians still support Temer amid corruption allegations

Brazilian President Michel Temer reached a 7.0% approval rate in June, sinking deeper from the 9.0% measured in April, the Datafolha Institute reported, as the sitting head of state contnues to come closer to Jose Sarney's all time record of 0%, registered in 1989.
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Sunday, June 18th 2017 - 02:34 UTC
Brazilian President Temer to tour Russia, Norway this week

President Michel Temer of Brazil is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his Moscow stop this coming week. Among the items to be discussed is the purchase of air defense missile systems. There will also be talks with Russian investors to discuss energy matters.
Saturday, June 17th 2017 - 12:41 UTC
Argentina joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

In need of further international financial assistance and under pressure after settling a debt crisis, President Mauricio Macri's administration makes yet another move to seek renewed channels for funding.
Saturday, June 10th 2017 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil tightens corruption controls on banks and listed companies

Brazilian presidential decree raising fines on banks and listed companies involved in illicit acts aims to empower the central bank and the country's securities industry watchdog in their efforts to bolster transparency, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said in Paris.
Saturday, June 10th 2017 - 08:51 UTC
Temer wins the day with a divided vote. “The system needs stability” was the decisive argument

Brazil's top electoral court gave embattled President Michel Temer a big victory late Friday, voting to reject allegations of campaign finance violations that could have removed him from office. After four days of deliberations, judges voted 4-3 in a case that many viewed as a measure of whether Temer could remain in office amid a ballooning corruption scandal and single-digit popularity.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 21:44 UTC
Strong indications that president Temer will survive the Electoral Court case and remain in office

Brazil's top electoral court on Thursday excluded testimony of engineering company executives from an illegal campaign funding trial against President Michel Temer, a move that suggested it would throw out a case that had threatened to unseat him.
Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 10:56 UTC
Brazilian Electoral Tribunal adds sessions to speed a decision on president Temer's case

The head of Brazil´s Superior Electoral Tribunal, TSE, Justice Gilmar Mendes added extraordinary sessions, including next Saturday, to continue considering the alleged political and economic abuse committed by the winning ticket of the 2014 elections, when Dilma Rousseff was reelected with Michel Temer as vice-president. According to court sources the decision to add sessions this week received unanimous support from his six co-Judges.