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Stories for December 7th 2022

  • Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    AMLO's Plan B triggered to reform Mexico's electoral system

    AMLO's Morena party seeks to reduce the bureaucratic apparatus to strengthen democratic life, which would also entail substantial savings

    Mexico's opposition has given the thumbs down to the electoral reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) who sought to cut down the red tape and add transparency to the voting process.

  • Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

    Brazil behind in contributions to global agencies

    Brazil might lose its voting rights within the UN and other global organizations if payments are not made

    The transition team leading Brazil from the current Jair Bolsonaro administration to the one headed by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva due to take office on Jan. 1 Wednesday announced that the South American country was some US$ 1 billion behind with its payments to international organizations.

  • Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

    Europe bans imports of products involving deforestation

    The measure may affect exports from Mercosur countries such as Argentina and Brazil

    The European Union Wednesday banned the import of products such as soy, meat, or wood that might involve deforestation in their processes. The measure also reached leather, furniture, palm oil, paper, cocoa, coffee, and rubber and their byproducts.

  • Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 09:03 UTC

    Dominica's PM retains power after snap elections

    Skerrit has been in office since 2004

    Dominica's incumbent Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit's party Tuesday scored yet another victory in the country's snap elections, according to preliminary results which showed the ruling DLP winning 15 of the 21 parliamentary seats at stake.

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