Stories for December 29th 2022

Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 20:07 UTC
Football legend Pelé dies aged 82

Brazil's best footballer of all time and arguably still unmatched, has died Thursday in Sao Paulo where he had been hospitalized a month ago to undergo cancer treatment. His agent, Joe Fraga, confirmed his passing. He was 82.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 19:37 UTC
Brazil: Lula releases final list of future ministers

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday announced the last 16 names of the people who will join his cabinet after his Jan. 1 inauguration. Lula's third term in office will include a total of 37 ministries.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:52 UTC
Uruguayan Senate passes social security reform on to Lower House

Uruguay's Senate Wednesday approved each article in particular of the social security reform bill, which will now go to the Lower House for further deliberation.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Brazilian investigators find Bolsonaro committed incitement to crime

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) has found evidence proving that President Jair Bolsonaro might have committed the crime of spreading false information about the Covid-19 pandemic when he linked the use of vaccines to the development of the AIDS virus
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Pacific Alliance in havoc; the group's summit re scheduled for second half of 2023

The Pacific Alliance, the trade group made up of Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico is in havoc following the political and social situation in Peru, where president Pedro Castillo has been arrested following his attempt to close down congress.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
Guns banned in Brasilia during the taking office ceremony of Lula da Silva

Brasilia is on high alert ahead of January first when the president-elect takes office. The Supreme Court has ruled that gun carrying in the Brazilian capital would be banned temporarily until after the swearing-in of Lula da Silva.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Bolivian opposition leader arrested in blitz operative and sent to La Paz

The Bolivian police arrested the prominent opposition leader and governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho. Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed on Wednesday Camacho's detention on Twitter and said he would release more information later.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
SAERI: Climate change resilience in the Falklands Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

The Falkland Islands (FI) historically lacked herbivorous mammals. The introduction of grazing animals has led to vegetation changes and soil erosion. The impact of these changes on wetland and aquatic habitats is not well-understood; limited past research suggests that water quality may remain fairly natural and is largely influenced by sea salt deposition and humic acids from peat runoff. Some studies, however, have shown evidence of human impacts, such as elevated nutrient concentrations in some ponds.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Scioli: Brazil once again Argentina's main trading partner

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil and former Vice President Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the importance of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory and how it will help consolidate trade between South America's two largest countries.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Uruguayan gov't wants to create national space agency

The government of President Luis Lacalle Pou has drafted a bill to create the Uruguayan Space Agency, which would function as a decentralized agency under the competence of the head of state, it was reported in Montevideo.