Stories for November 2019

Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 10:55 UTC
The strange passivity of Jair Bolsonaro, according to The Economist

The presidents of Brazil’s two houses of congress live side by side in modern mansions in Brasília, the capital. In May they built a door in the wall that divides their gardens, so they could meet without attracting notice. The political mood was fevered.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Alberto Fernandez prepared to reignite abortion debate despite warnings from the Catholic Church

The inauguration of Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez next month has reignited a debate over the legalization of abortion, a year after conservatives narrowly blocked its decriminalization, leaving the country bitterly divided over the issue.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:52 UTC
New IMF head of mission in Argentina, as Macri prepares to step down from office

The International Monetary Fund has named as head of its mission in Argentina, Luis Cubeddu, 53, replacing Italian born Roberto Cardarelli. Cubeddu is knowledgeable in Argentina since he was in Buenos Aires between 2002/04, during a similar financial pre-default situation, as a member of the IMF representation.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Colombia expelling 59 Venezuelans arrested during street protests

Colombia said on Monday it was expelling 59 Venezuelans for taking part in street protests, as conservative President Ivan Duque gathered with business and labor leaders in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Argentina 2019: annual inflation of 55% and economy contraction of 2.7%

Argentina will finish 2019 at 55% annual inflation, the country’s treasury minister said on Monday, capping off a tumultuous year for Latin America’s No. 3 economy that also saw voters usher in a new leftist government.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori released by Peru's Constitutional Court

Peru's Constitutional Court on Monday ordered the release of opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, after more than a year of pre-trial detention. Fujimori, 44, has been held since October last year pending her trial in a corruption case linked to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
One Ocean Expeditions “Resolute” under injunction in the port of Buenos Aires

A cruise ship belonging to Squamish, British Columbia-based One Ocean Expeditions has been ordered by an Argentine federal judge to stay in the port of Buenos Aires due to a “significant debt.”
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Thieves empty German museum of €1 billion in jewels and treasures

Thieves grabbed jewels and other treasures worth up to €1 billion from an eastern German museum in the early hours of Monday, Bild newspaper reported.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Romanian authorities trying to rescue thousands of sheep trapped in a capsized ship

Port authorities tried to right a capsized ship on Monday to rescue thousands of sheep trapped below deck in the Black Sea off Romania. The Palau-registered Queen Hind flipped onto its side shortly after leaving Romania's Midia port en route to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Its crew, most of them Syrians, were rescued.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Spanish police seize a Colombian submarine with tons of cocaine in Galicia

Police in Spain have seized a submarine carrying cocaine off the coast of the northwest Galicia region which had arrived from South America, officials said on Monday.