Stories for January 7th 2023

Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:32 UTC
Peruvian prosecutors want Castillo's wife held in pre-trial detention

Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office has filed a request for former First Lady Lilia Paredes-Castillo's pre-trial arrest while she is under investigation for her alleged participation in a corruption ring, it was reported Friday in Lima.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:27 UTC
Lula to be in Montevideo the day after CELAC summit

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to visit Montevideo on Jan. 25 after spending two days in Buenos Aires, it was announced Friday.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:24 UTC
Chapito Guzmán not to be deported for now

A Mexican judge Friday agreed to Ovidio Guzmán's request not to be extradited to the United States.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:22 UTC
IACHR steps in on behalf of arrested Bolivian governor

The Government of Bolivia Friday said that every requirement regarding the health of imprisoned Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho had been met and that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will be briefed on this issue in due time.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
Chile launches aid package as Boric's popularity drops

The Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday announced a new series of measures to mitigate the effects of inflation on the population.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay

The luxury cruise ship Azamara Pursuit is due Saturday in Buenos Aires after departing from Brazil and making calls in Montevideo and Punta del Este. Unlike other vessels looking similar on the surface, this particular case is reported to have 564 passengers onboard, most of whom are swinger couples from the United States seeking new experiences with like-minded people.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 07:03 UTC
Uruguayan organic beef, processed in Brazil successfully shipped to US

The Brazilian food processing corporation Marfrig announced that it started to process organic meat at its unit located in Hulha Negra, in Rio Grande do Sul, (Southern Brazil) with raw material coming from the company’s plant in Uruguay.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 07:00 UTC
Port of Santos goal, becoming one of ten largest container ports, and definitively, “no privatization” under Lula

Recently appointed Brazilian Minister of Ports and Airports, Márcio França, said that his goal is to make the Port of Santos one of the ten largest ports in terms of container movement in the world. The statement was made at a press conference after the ceremony in which he took office, in Brasília.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:57 UTC
Ecuador expects to ink a wide ranging free trade agreement with China

Ecuador has reached a free trade agreement with China which is expected to increase the country's exports by a billion US dollars as well as boost the growth in the industrial sector, it was announced.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:55 UTC
Uruguay goods' exports up 16,5% in value year to year and reach US$ 13,36bn

Uruguay’s goods exports grew 16.5% in value during the past year, to reach a record high of US$ 13.36 billion, according to the country's trade promotion agency.