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Montevideo, August 5th 2025 - 19:11 UTC

 

 

Bolsonaro placed under permanent house arrest
Bolsonaro may not receive any visitors other than his lawyers

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Monday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under permanent house arrest for failing to comply with the restriction not to use social media during last weekend's rallies by his suppor...

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IMF money arrives in Buenos Aires, boosting reserves
“The new agreement is more favorable and should facilitate access to international credit,” said Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo
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Falklands’ new Governor’s message in support of the Islands’ defense and future
Governor Colin Martin Reynolds reads a polite but committed speech following on his swearing ceremony. Photo: FITV
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De Moraes places sitting Senator under house arrest with a tracking anklet
De Moraes allowed Do Val to exceed the 7 pm curfew if necessary to participate in Senate sessions
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Bolsonaro supporters gather across Brazil in his support
The former president's appearance through social media postings could land him in jail
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Paraguay's beef exports are expanding rapidly

Japanese team audits Paraguayan beef production

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Per capita coffee consumption in China is still only 16 cups per year, compared to the global average of 240

Brazil turns to tea-drinking China to cushion 50% tariffs on coffee by US

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However, production could take years to begin

BP announces huge discovery off Rio de Janeiro

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen, with science review by Christopher Shuman, UMBC (retired)

South Georgia, forty year old Antarctica iceberg breaking up and drifting north

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