Stories for October 7th 2022

Friday, October 7th 2022 - 19:16 UTC
Lula speaks about abortion and controversy erupts

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has once again addressed the issue of abortion and sparked controversies among Brazilian voters ahead of the Oct. 30 second round against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
Football violence in Argentina leaves one fan dead

One man died due to heart failure and a 7-year-old child lost his eyesight Thursday evening in the Argentine city of La Plata when police used teargas and rubber bullets as a group of supporters of the local football club Gimnasia y Esgrima -the club Diego Maradona was coaching when he died- crammed through the stadium's closed gates.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:57 UTC
Uruguay's Lower House passes euthanasia bill

Uruguay's Lower House Thursday passed a bill legalizing euthanasia with 57 votes out of 96. The project now goes to the Senate for further Parliamentarian treatment.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico not siding with OAS on Russia statement

The delegations of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were among those who refused to sign a statement from the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning Russia's military deployment in Ukraine as the continental group's 52nd General Assembly kicked off in Lima.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Bolsonaro apologizes for harsh comments

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday apologized for his use of foul and offensive language.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Brazil on a steady path to becoming a wheat exporting country

Brazil forecasts a crop of 10 million tons of wheat this season, up from a previous estimate of 9.67 million, agribusiness consultancy StoneX said on Wednesday, as farmers in the country continued with their harvesting.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Liz Truss' Conservative party conference speech

By Paula Keavenney (*) – The stakes could not have been higher as Liz Truss delivered her first party conference speech as prime minister. Against a backdrop of economic chaos, open party warfare and polling that shows she’s on course for a spectacular election loss, Truss insisted she was “determined to get us through the tempest”.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Blinken discusses bilateral issues with Boric in Santiago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday at the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, to discuss further investments in the South American country, it was reported.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
Brazil files key memorandum to join OECD

The Government of Brazil has taken yet another step toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by sending the initial memorandum of accession, it was reported Thursday. The OECD brings together the most industrialized economies on the planet.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:11 UTC
Argentine women's minister resigns over arrest of pregnant, breastfeeding Mapuche suspects

Argentina's Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, turned in her resignation Thursday over discrepancies with the administration of President Alberto Fernández on the handling of the Villa Mascardi crisis with the Mapuche community.