Stories for 2023

Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguay to seek Mercosur arbitration on Paraná Waterway toll collection by Argentina

The Government of Paraguay announced Friday that it will be seeking an international arbitrage within the South American Common Market (Mercosur) to settle the dispute with Argentina over the charging of tolls to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Mexican president lands in Colombia for talks with Petro

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met in Cali with his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro on the first day of his official trip to Colombia, it was reported. Both heads of state attended the closing of the three-day Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
End of gas contract between Bolivia and Argentina to be brought forward?

Argentina's Ambassador to Bolivia Ariel Basteiro Friday said an addendum to the current agreement will bring forward from 2026 to mid-2024 the end of the gas purchase contract between the two countries.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
Brazil's TCU says Bolsonaro kept pricy gifts for himself

Brazil's Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) Friday said former President Jair Bolsonaro kept for himself some 17 gifts of “high commercial value” which should have been handed over to the country's coffers. The TCU also underlined that among the more than 9,000 presents received by the former head of state, 128 of them were not of a “personal” nature and belong in the public collection.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
At least 46 people still missing in post-cyclone southeastern Brazil

Brazilian authorities said Friday that at least 46 people were missing after a devastating cyclone hit the southeastern State of Rio Grande do Sul since early Monday, where already 41 casualties have been reported. The federal government also pledged R$ 800 (US$167) for each of the over 3,000 people who have lost their homes to the storm.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
African Union joins G20, Modi announces

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday on the opening day of the G20 Summit that the African Union (AU) had been granted permanent member status in the group of top world economies. The AU thus becomes the second regional bloc to become a permanent member after the European Union (EU).
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Kidnapped Ecuadorian councilman found dead

Councilman Bolívar Vera, 42, of the municipality of Durán was kidnapped and murdered in a new episode of Ecuador's political violence saga one month ahead of the presidential runoff. Vera's body was found Friday on a road in the rural sector of Salitre with his hands tied in the province of Guayas, it was also reported. He had been reported missing on Thursday, Sept. 7.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 09:15 UTC
China: Maduro meets with Communist Party Secretary-General

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary-General Huang Kunming met Saturday at a hotel in the city of Shenzhen, in the province of Canton, “to exchange experiences in the political area, as well as to strengthen the bonds of integration and mutual respect,” it was informed from Caracas by the Presidency's press office.
Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
Maduro to visit China “and other friendly countries”

Venezuela's National Assembly gave the green light for President Nicolás Maduro to leave the country on an international tour of “friendly” nations, it was reported in Caracas.
Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Argentina: Export taxes lifted from industrialized agriculture products

Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Thursday announced the lifting of all export taxes to the sales abroad of regional economy products with added value, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The measure favors the agro-industrial sector which features over 1,200,000 registered workers.