Stories for July 2025

Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 22:03 UTC
Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to set up joint intelligence base on Triple Frontier

Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina have agreed to establish a new intelligence base in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, within the region known as the Triple Frontier on the border with Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. This base will focus on combating organized crime and terrorism and will receive support and training from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 21:44 UTC
Uruguayan blue helmets bound for DRC stranded in Rwanda

Some 200 Uruguayan peacekeeping troops intended for the United Nations (UN) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are currently stranded in Rwanda, unable to enter their country of destination, with their passage blocked by the M23 rebel group, which has effectively replaced the formal authorities.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 15:09 UTC
Lula signs decree regulating Trade Reciprocity Law

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed the decree regulating the Trade Reciprocity Law, Chief of Staff Rui Costa confirmed in a statement from the Planalto Palace. The measure is to be published in a regular edition of the Federal Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU).
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 11:13 UTC
Indec says June's inflation in Argentina was 1.6%

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported on Monday that inflation in June was 1.6%, marking the second-lowest monthly figure of the year. This brings the cumulative inflation for the first six months of 2025 to 15.1%. The year-on-year inflation rate stood, thus, at 39.4%.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina's F-16s said to have limited capacities due to UK concerns

According to an Argentine high-ranking military official quoted by Buenos Aires' La Política Online but left unnamed, the recent acquisition of US-built second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Denmark did not include certain features at the UK's request.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Will Uruguay cut down the work week?

Uruguay is currently debating a potential reduction in its maximum legal work week from 48 to 40 hours, a significant discussion for a country that pioneered the eight-hour workday over a century ago. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) is facilitating dialogues between unions, businesses, and economic experts to explore this possibility.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:07 UTC
Taiwanese President awaited in Paraguay next month

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on Monday announced that his Taiwanese colleague Lai Ching-te would visit the South American country next month. Paraguay is the only nation on the continent and one of only 12 countries globally that officially recognize Taiwan.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Bolsonaro's conviction requested by PGR

Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) on Monday filed a request before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants belonging to the so-called “group 1” of the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising.
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 06:52 UTC
Musk, Mao and Trump’s imperial dreams

By Gwynne Dyer - The only place where some people still see Elon Musk as a political genius is China. “Brother Musk, you’ve got over a billion people on our side backing you,” wrote a fan on Weibo, China’s biggest social media site. “If Elon Musk were to found a political party,” wrote another, “his tech-driven mindset could inject fresh energy into politics.”
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 06:39 UTC
Bank of England ready to make larger interest rate cuts if UK economy shows signs of slowing down

The Bank of England is prepared to make larger interest rate cuts if the job market shows signs of slowing down, Governor Andrew Bailey told The Times in an interview. “I really do believe the path is downward” on interest rates, Mr Bailey was quoted..
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