Stories for December 2022

Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Director of Brazilian Highway Police sacked

The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced the dismissal of Brazilian Highway Police Director Silvinei Vasques for “administrative improbity” for his actions or inactions in the aftermath of the Oct. 30 runoff which saw Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva elected to return to the Planalto Palace on Jan. 1.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Peru's Congress initially agrees to shorten presidential term

Peru's Congress Tuesday approved a bill to bring forward the general elections to April 2024 after it had rejected a similar initiative last week, thus fueling additional unrest nationwide.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Increasing number of wildfires recorded in Amazon after new Forest Code

Wildfires in Boca do Acre, Amazonas, went from 66% in 2012, the year the new Forest Code was approved, to 88% in 2019, according to a report from the National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden) published Tuesday in partnership with other organizations, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Chile and EU agree on a new trade association which eliminates most tariffs and promotes investment

The European Union and Chile reached an understanding to modernize their successful twenty years old trade association agreement, which is part of the EU strategy to diversify its suppliers of critical commodities for the green transition and at the same time cut its dependence from China.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:14 UTC
Biden, Lasso discuss deepening bilateral ties between US and Ecuador

US President Joseph Biden Monday told his Ecuadorian colleague Guillermo Lasso at the White House that his country was interested in strengthening ties with one of its staunchest South American allies.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 08:54 UTC
Former concentration camp secretary given 2-year suspended sentence

A former secretary at a nazi concentration camp in Poland where at least 10,505 people were murdered during World War II was handed down a two-year suspended sentence Tuesday by the Itzehoe state court in Schleswig-Holstein state Tuesday for her involvement in the crimes.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:11 UTC
Over 4 million pack Buenos Aires streets for uncertain World Cup celebrations

Over four million Argentine fans were still baffled Tuesday afternoon as to where the national football team would be celebrating last Sunday's 4-2 win on penalties over France at the Qatar 2022 World Cup final.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:09 UTC
Uruguay's economy growing above global pace, Lacalle says

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said that while the world's economy would grow by 2.9%, that of his country would do so by over 5% by the end of 2022.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:03 UTC
Uruguay finds successor for Deputy Foreign Minister post

Although President Luis Lacalle Pou said that it would take a while to find a replacement for Carolina Ache Batlle as Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ciudadanos faction of Uruguay's Colorado Party has already come up with the name of Nicolás Albertoni for the post.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:01 UTC
Putin seeks closeness to South America

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a telephone conversation Tuesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Agencia Brasil reported.