Stories for April 13th 2022

Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 20:50 UTC
Lula vows to halt garimpo on Indigenous lands

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to halt all illegal gold mining -locally known as garimpo- at Indigenous reserves in the country's northeast if he is elected back into office in October.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 20:44 UTC
Bolsonaro downplays Armed Forces Viagra scandal

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the importance of the alleged scandal regarding the purchase of 35,000 pills of Viagra, a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Warrant issued for preventive arrest of Peruvian President nephews

A Lima judge has ordered the preventive arrest for 36 months of two nephews of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones as well as of his former aide Bruno Pacheco for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 20:30 UTC
Terrorist who killed British MP gets life in jail

A London Court Wednesday handed down a life imprisonment sentence on convicted terrorist Ali Harbi Ali for the Oct. 16, 2021, murder of British Conservative MP Sir David Amess.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
“Argentina never created conditions for Falkland Islanders to become Argentine citizens”, lawmaker Milei

“Malvinas sovereignty negotiations are going to be very long. it's a complicated issue”, and although a territorial claim, “Argentina never created the conditions for Falkland Islanders to want to become Argentine citizens”, said Javier Milei, an Argentine member of the Lower House who was the sensation of last October's midterm election
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
“It's going to be a long cold winter in Buenos Aires”

By Haley Zaremba, Oilprice.com – A fuel shortage is causing political turmoil and social unrest in Argentina, and could even result in a food shortage as the South American nation’s grain transporters call or a strike in the face of sky-high fuel prices during the harvest season for soy and corn.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Commemorative £2 coin to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands' Liberation

Pobjoy Mint has announced the release of a brand new produced on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil: Two reported dead in new clash involving garimpeiros

A new armed confrontation allegedly involving garimpeiros has left at least two people dead and five others injured in Brazil's Yanomami Indigenous Land, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Brazilian pork exports in a recovery tendency: China remains the main market

The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) has reported that pork exports (all products, raw and processed included) reached 91.4 thousand tons in March, which is 16.3% lower than the February 2021 record with 109,2 thousand tons.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
FAU brass explore options for the purchase of training aircraft

A delegation of the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) has been reported to have visited AERO Vodochody's facilities in the Czech Republic to delve into the specifics of the L-39NG advanced trainer, according to the aircraft manufacturer's social media.