Stories for October 1st 2020

Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 12:31 UTC
Uruguayan lawmaker, ex Commander-in-Chief, avoids the lifting of immunity due to accord in ruling coalition

It is ten o'clock in the morning and the Senate of Uruguay has several hours of intense debate ahead of it. Only few minutes before midnight, the ruling coalition of parties will have put the lid on the criminal investigation against their partner and current leader of the Cabildo Abierto, investigated for the alleged omission of denouncing the confessions of crimes against humanity made by a former military man before a Court of Honor in 2018.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Some 18 million Argentines, 40,9% of the population live in poverty, with prospects of worse times ahead

Nearly half of Argentina’s population was living in poverty in the second quarter, a sharp increase from last year, as the country’s longstanding economic crisis deepened due to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers estimated on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Bolsonaro blasts Biden for “disastrous and unnecessary” comments on the Amazon rainforest

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Wednesday at Joe Biden for the US Democratic presidential candidate's “disastrous and unnecessary” comments on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in his first debate with Donald Trump.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Quino, Argentine creator of the iconic comic strip Mafalda dies at the age of 88

Quino, the creator of the comic strip Mafalda (1964 to 1973) passed away from natural cause on Sept. 30 at the age of 88. He was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1932 as Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, son of Spanish immigrants, and trained as an illustrator first by his uncle and then by a brief stint at the Fine Arts College of Mendoza.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands mini budget less likely, despite a “slight deficit” instead of a planned surplus

A Falkland Islands mini budget looks much less likely now, based on what Financial Secretary Tim Waggott told MLAs (lawmakers) at a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Privatization policy in Bolivia divides the cabinet and triggers several ministerial resignations

Internal splits in Bolivia’s interim government led to the departure of the country’s economy minister and two other cabinet ministers Monday, stoking uncertainty about the Andean country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Bolsonaro government announces new minimum income program, to replace Lula's Bolsa Familia

Brazil's government detailed how it would pay for a new minimum income program called Renda Cidada, with President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes still pledging to honor the country's spending cap and fiscal rules.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Brazil's IPOs on the rocks: concern with fiscal discipline, US election and second Covid-19 wave

What was shaping up as Brazil’s best year for initial public offerings in more than a decade is now on the rocks, as many companies shelve their plans amid concerns on the country’s fiscal discipline and a surfeit of new equity supply.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Indigenous activists in Peru occupy infrastructure from state run oil company Petroperú

More than 100 indigenous activists in Peru´s Amazon occupied infrastructure belonging to the state-run Petroperú pipeline, the company said, demanding improved social benefits and health care in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:00 UTC
US cruise industry anticipates a month extension of the “No Sail Order”

The No Sail Order issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to expire on September 30, and as of now, no further updates have come from the organization.