Stories for July 2024

Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 03:09 UTC
Colombia outpace Uruguay to reach their third Copa America final

Colombia earned a most-deserved passage to Sunday's Copa America football final with defending champions Argentina by defeating Uruguay 1-0 despite being short of a man for more than half the match in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in South Carolina.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 21:32 UTC
Paraguay making across-the-border shopping easier

Paraguayan authorities enacted a mechanism whereby foreign shoppers, particularly those living in Argentine across-the-border twin cities, would benefit from tax deductions and other advantages, it was announced this week.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:31 UTC
Brazil: Some retail prices show sharp increases in June

June's inflation in Brazil recorded a sharp increase due to significant adjustments in the retail price of potatoes (14.9%) and long-lasting milk (7.43%) among other items, Agencia Brasil reported Wednesday citing the latest Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:24 UTC
Barbed Wire in the Darien Jungle and Mass Repatriation: How the U.S. and Panama curb migration

The United States and Panama have signed an agreement aimed at curbing the flow of migrants through the perilous Darien jungle. This agreement, part of broader efforts by President Joe Biden's administration, comes as a response to the surge in migration at the southern border, a key issue in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections in November.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:10 UTC
Uruguay: Cold wave warning amid “extreme temperatures”

The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) has extended its cold wave warning until Friday, July 12, citing “extreme temperatures” affecting most of the country. The updated forecast predicts minimum temperatures between -6 ºC and 2 ºC and maximum temperatures ranging from 8 ºC to 12 ºC.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 11:43 UTC
Milei rides tank through Independence Day parade

Argentine President Javier Milei and Vice President Victoria Villarruel rode an Army tank during the military parade celebrating the country's Independence Day along Buenos Aires' Libertador Avenue. Although this type of event has been rare, heads of state are usually saluted by passing troops instead of being a part of the attraction thousands cheered on both sides of the street despite the current economic plight.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 11:17 UTC
Paraguayan Senators said to harass newspeople and activists

According to a statement from The Union of Journalists of Paraguay (SPP), several Senators in the South American country had allegedly harassed newspeople during Monday's session. Other entities grouping reporters were said to have issued concurring declarations whereby the lawmakers would have endangered freedom of expression.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Panama's President favors joining Mercosur

Argentine President Javier Milei's absence indeed highlighted the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Summit in Asunción. But only one week after his inauguration, attending the gathering was Panama's José Mulino, as his country is now eyeing its possible accession to Mercosur.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 08:56 UTC
Petrobras subsidiary seeks to expand logistics capabilities

Transpetro, a subsidiary of Brazil's State-run oil company Petrobras launched a tender this week for the construction of four vessels for the transport of fuels such as gasoline, Agencia Brasil reported. The winning shipyard is to be announced by the end of this year.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 08:54 UTC
Meeting between Lula and Arce signals new era of bilateral ties

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce Catacora during their encounter in Santa Cruz de la Sierra that “there is no individual way out in South America,” Agencia Brasil reported. Both leaders agreed that the bilateral meeting spelled the beginning of a “new era” in bilateral ties now that Bolivia is a full member of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). It was Lula's first trip to Bolivia during his third term in office while Arce has been to Brazil four times in the past 12 months.