MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 26th 2025
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Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:27 UTC
Venezuela reinstates tariffs on Brazilian products
Venezuela has unilaterally reimposed import tariffs ranging from 15% to 77% on Brazilian products, a move that violates the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE 69) signed between the two countries in 2014. The decision was made without prior notice.
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Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:10 UTC
Haitian soldiers undergoing training in Mexico
Haiti has deployed 150 soldiers to Mexico for a two-month training program, part of a larger initiative to train a total of 700 soldiers. This move, announced by the Haitian government on Friday, is a significant step in the country's efforts to combat rampant gang violence, which has severely destabilized the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:53 UTC
US insists Maduro heads the Cartel de los Soles terrorist organization
The United States Government of President Donald Trump insisted Friday that Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was the head of the “Cartel de los Soles,” which was designated a terrorist organization. In Washington's view, Maduro uses drug trafficking to “destabilize” the region.
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Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Uruguay ups border security over Iran-Israel conflict concerns
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi warned local political leaders of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and confirmed that border controls have been reinforced after the arrest of an Iranian citizen who entered Uruguay with a forged passport, raising security concerns.
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Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Chile to build first pier in Antarctica
Chile is set to begin the construction on its first pier in Antarctica by the end of 2025, a strategic project with an investment exceeding US$52 million. This initiative aims to bolster Chile's infrastructure on the continent and reaffirm its Antarctic territorial claims.
