Stories for May 18th 2022

Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 22:18 UTC
Bolsonaro files STF complaint against Justice De Moraes

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint against Justice Alexandre de Moraes before the very Federal Supreme Court (STF) of which the magistrate is a member for the way he has handled the case known as “digital militias” in which the head of state is under investigation for his alleged involvement in the dissemination of fake news.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 21:44 UTC
Chile's Lower House passes controversial bill for “menstruating persons”

A bill passed Monday by Chile's Lower House using the expression “menstruating person” to refer to biologically female individuals regardless of their own gender perception has sparked controversy nationwide and across the region on social media, it was reported.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 21:37 UTC
Chile back to state of exception in southern provinces

Despite its reluctance to resort to the same constitutional mechanisms adopted by the Sebastián Piñera administration, the Chilean Government of leftwing President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday announced a state of exception to address violence in the indigenous southern zones.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Taiana: UK “cynical” when it supports Ukrainian territorial integrity and denies Argentina’s over Malvinas

Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana again accused the British government of being “cynical” since it has a double yardstick, on the one hand, they support Ukrainian sovereignty and on the other, they deny Argentine legitimate rights over Falklands/Malvinas islands sovereignty
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
Argentina's society outraged as President “buys his way out of lockdown”

Argentina's society was outraged Tuesday after it was announced that President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez were let off the hook for violating the lockdown he had himself decreed during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
NATO membership has changed over the years: from 12 founding members to an alliance of 30

In 1949, the primary aim of the creation of NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was to have a pact of mutual assistance in response to the threat from the Soviet Union. The principle of collective defense is at the heart of NATO´s founding treaty binding together its 30 member countries.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Guatemala joins list of countries to skip Summit of the Americas

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Tuesday announced he would join the ranks of leaders of the Americas who have chosen not to attend next month's regional Summit in Los Angeles, California, following the reluctance of US President Joseph Biden to invite Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguayan President highlights differences between his country and Argentina

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday described what in his opinion were the 4 political differences between his country and Argentina during a symposium hosted by Buenos Aires' daily Clarín called Democracy and Development.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Presidential hopeful Lula getting married

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who looks poised to return to the Planalto Palace after the Oct. 2 elections, is getting married this Wednesday to Rosângela Silva.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Paraguayan mayor in critical condition after taking 7 shots

The 53-year-old mayor of the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero was in critical condition early Wednesday following his assassination attempt Tuesday afternoon.