Stories for 2016

Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 - 06:10 UTC
Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay consider Mercosur chair 'vacant' and call for urgent meeting

Mercosur's disarray and fault lines were again exposed when Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay insisted that Venezuela's self proclamation as president of the group was invalid, and also expressed disappointment with Uruguay for having ended its mandate last Saturday causing “great uncertainty”.
Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 - 06:02 UTC
Venezuela rejects call for Mercosur meeting and claims a conspiracy against Bolivarianism

Venezuela rejected Argentina's call for an urgent Mercosur meeting and underlined it is exercising the group's pro tempore presidency “legally” accusing Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay of being part of a Triple Alliance which is re-editing “a sort of Plan Condor against Venezuela to harass and criminalize its model of development and democracy”.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:52 UTC
Mercosur in a state of disarray; Venezuela's presidency disavowed by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay have announced they do not support Venezuela as the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur, further deepening controversy in the group which could even hinder ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union and closer links with the Pacific Alliance.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:43 UTC
As Olympics opening Day approaches, Brazilians take to the streets to protest

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Brazil on Sunday, some calling for the permanent ouster of suspended President Dilma Rousseff and others demanding her return to office.Rousseff was impeached and suspended in May for allegedly violating budget laws. A Senate trial on permanently removing her is expected in late August.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:35 UTC
Temer hails beef agreement with the US; expects sales to reach US$ 1b next year

Brazil's acting president, Michel Temer, on Monday hailed the opening of the U.S. market to Brazilian beef, saying that it will help create new jobs and will expand trade for Latin America's largest economy.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:24 UTC
UBS optimistic about evolution of Brazilian economic activity in second half of 2016

Things are looking up for the Brazilian economy - but it won't be due to the Olympic games starting this week, according to a UBS report published last Friday.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:19 UTC
US and Brazil agree to open each others' beef market

The United States and Brazil have agreed to allow access to each other's beef markets after more than a decade of negotiations. Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply has agreed to imports of U.S. beef for the first time in 13 years, USDA announced today. And the U.S. will accept Brazilian beef for the first time since 1999.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:07 UTC
China's leading role in Argentina reviewed and confirmed by Macri

China’s role in Argentina’s foreign relations will be more balanced than during the Kirchner administrations, with a larger role played instead by the United States and European countries, the country’s ambassador to Beijing Diego Guelar said, claiming Chinese investment will have to be more competitive.
Monday, August 1st 2016 - 13:52 UTC
Temer inaugurates much delayed metro line in Rio to the Olympic events

Brazilian interim President Michel Temer on Saturday inaugurated a new Rio de Janeiro metro line that runs from Barra da Tijuca, the neighborhood that is home to most of the Olympic venues, to the city's southern tourist zone.
Monday, August 1st 2016 - 13:27 UTC
Ecclestone's mother-in-law freed by Brazilian special anti-kidnapping division

Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law has been freed without ransom after being kidnapped in Brazil last week, say police. Aparecida Schunk , 67, the mother of Ecclestone's Brazilian wife Fabiana Flosi, was snatched last Saturday near her home in Sao Paulo.