Stories for January 25th 2023

Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC
Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:55 UTC
Argentina wants to buy Brazilian armored vehicles

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana undertook negotiations earlier this week with Brazil for the purchase of 156 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armored vehicles, it was reported. South America's largest country already has 500 units of the same model.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:51 UTC
Forest fire next to Uruguayan city of Piriápolis

A forest fire broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday in the Uruguayan beach resort of Piriápolis, in the department of Maldonado. Firefighters were swiftly deployed to the Cerro del Toro area to keep the flames from reaching Cerro Pan de Azúcar.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:45 UTC
Bolsonaro needs another operation for his abdominal wound

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is to be operated on again when he returns to his country from the United States due to new complications from the stabbing he received in the city of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, during the 2018 campaign, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Lacalle warns Celac about “ideological temptation”

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday warned against the “ideological temptation in international forums.” During his speech at the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires, he explained that when ideologies change “the forums fade away.”
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Chilean President wants free elections in Venezuela next year

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday called for free elections in Venezuela and said he was willing to sponsor dialogue between the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition. He also said he hoped Venezuela would soon once again participate in multilateral forums.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:35 UTC
“Comrade” Ralph Gonsalves becomes new Celac pro tempore president

Upon closing the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires, Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday handed over the pro tempore presidency of the forum to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Everard Gonsalves, who is notorious for his closeness to the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and also Nicaragua.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:30 UTC
First steel cut on second Type 31 Frigate, HMS Active

Construction is underway on the second Type 31 frigate being built for the Royal Navy. The first steel has been cut on HMS Active at the Babcock shipyard in Fife, by Defense Minister Alex Chalk.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:28 UTC
Huge iceberg size of Greater London, breaks off from Brunt Ice Shelf, location of BAS Halley Research Station

A huge iceberg, some 1550 km², almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It calved after cracks that have been developing naturally over the last few years extended across the entire ice shelf, causing the new iceberg to break free. This occurred on Sunday 22 January between 19.00 and 20.00 UTC during a spring tide.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:25 UTC
Joint Brazil Federal and State funds to build a much needed tunnel in the Santos port

Brazilian Minister of Ports and Airports, Márcio França, anticipated that the federal government may help fund the construction of a tunnel between Santos and Guarujá, a project that should cost around some three billion Reais equivalent to some US$ 500 million.