Stories for March 2023

Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Lula reschedules departure for China after pneumonia diagnosis

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva postponed his departure for China after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Bolsonaro returning to Brazil on March 30

Former President Jair Bolsonaro will be returning to Brazil on March 30 after leaving the country in late December even before completing his 4-year term as head of state, in a move to avoid attending current President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's Jan. 1 inauguration, it was announced.
Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Lugo back in Asunción; Paraguay eager to know whom he will endorse

Former Paraguayan President and current Senator Fernando Lugo returned to Asunción Friday on a private flight after eight months of medical treatment in Buenos Aires for a brain stroke. Little over a month before the April 30 elections, opposition politicians still wonder whom the former Catholic bishop will favor: former Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo (New Republic) or Efraín Alegre (National Concertation)
Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Strike in UK: Important information for British passport holders

The Customs & Immigration Service would like to inform the public that a strike is planned by staff of the UK Passport Office for five weeks between 3 April to 5 May in England, Scotland and Wales – in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions. A quarter of the Passport Office’s 4000 employees are expected to take part in the strike.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
IMF explores possible political scenarios with Uruguayan presidential candidates

The annual monitoring mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded its nearly two-week visit to Montevideo, providing a positive assessment of Uruguay's economy and the government's reform efforts. However, the mission also gauged the pulse of Uruguay's political landscape ahead of the 2024 elections, weekly newspaper Búsqueda informed.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Latin America and Caribbean: 37 million people lack drinking water

The Organization of American States (OAS) denounced this week that some 37 million people in the region lacked drinking water and cited climate change as a possible cause.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
At least 13 dead in Brazilian favela police raid

At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela (shantytown) located in Rio de Janeiro seeking to capture members of the so-called Comando Vermelho (Red Command) outlaw group.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Chile's Senate agrees to cut down number of working hours

Chile's Senate passed a bill cutting down the number of working hours from 45 to a maximum of 40 per week. If ratified by the Lower House, the new scheme will be applied gradually over a period of five years.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina's 2022 GDP shows improvement from previous year

Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP - the sum of all products and services traded) grew by 5.2% in 2022, a 1.9% improvement from 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Thursday in a study that also showed that last year's fourth quarter GDP was 1.9% higher than that of the same period of 2021, but 1.5% below the third quarter of 2022.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
US adds 3 Paraguayans to list of significantly corrupt officials

The US State Department has added three Paraguayan nationals to its list of “significantly corrupt” officials just one day after signing a new arrangement with the South American country whereby military engineers would assist in future waterway developments.