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Stories for September 2025

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Bolsonaro's sentence prompts mixed reactions

    He was a good man, Trump  said about Bolsonaro

    The conviction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup has drawn strong reactions from Latin American leaders, highlighting a regional divide over the verdict.

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Presence of US Marines in Uruguay sparks controversy

    Lazo referred to the issue as “misleading news”

    Uruguay's Defense Minister Sandra Lazo engaged in a controversy with opposition Senator Javier García over the entry into the South American country of a group of six US Marines.

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 04:46 UTC

    How VPNs Help Latin American Businesses Access Global Markets Securely

    A VPN is like a tunnel. Instead of sending information openly through the web, businesses put their data inside this tunnel

    Latin America is no longer standing at the edge of digital transformation; it is part of it. Entrepreneurs in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina are running businesses that cross borders daily. Yet, the internet, as open as it seems, is full of walls: restrictions, blocked services, and threats that follow anyone managing sensitive data. The question rises—how can a business expand globally without compromising security or access? One tool repeatedly enters the conversation: the Virtual Private Network, better known as VPN.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 20:21 UTC

    Brazil: STF reaches decisive 3-1 score to convict Bolsonaro and his allies

    Justice Cármen Lúcia cast the decisive vote on Thursday afternoon

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) achieved on Thursday an unsurmountable 3-1 score to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants in the so-called “Coup d'état” case following the Jan. 8, 2023, riots at the headquarters of all three branches of Government in Brasilia.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

    Milei has been working daily from Casa Rosada since Sunday's defeat

    Presidential Secretary Karina Milei set up a workgroup in Parliament to avoid further defections from the ruling LLA

    In an attempt to portray a Government going about its business as usual following last Sunday's electoral defeat in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentine President Javier Milei shifted his routine from the Olivos Residence to Casa Rosada for four consecutive days as of Thursday.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 13:49 UTC

    Utah: Pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk shot dead

    Kirk was a prominent young figure in the pro-Trump movement

    Charlie Kirk, a 30-year-old conservative activist and founder of the organization Turning Point, was shot and killed on Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University. The incident, which was captured on video, has been described by Utah's governor as a “political assassination” and has sent shockwaves through the country.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

    Brazil's STF: Fux acquits Bolsonaro but convicts Braga Neto

    Fux's vote sealed the fate of General Braga Neto

    Following a speech that far exceeded that of case rapporteur Alexandre De Moraes in duration, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Luiz Fux voted Wednesday to acquit former President Jair Bolsonaro and other defendants in the coup d'état trial for the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia. However, Fux did convict General Walter Braga Netto and Lt. Col. Mauro Cid for the crime of attempting to violently abolish the democratic rule of law.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Milei appoints new Interior Minister

    Catalán was second-in-command to Francos

    Argentine President Javier Milei reinstated the Ministry of the Interior and appointed Lisandro Catalán to head it as part of a broader political strategy to rebuild ties with provincial governors following last Sunday's political setback in the province of Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:54 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce signs bill protecting children from online abuse into law

    “We are strengthening prevention, protection, and redress for serious crimes such as grooming,” Arce said

    Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday signed into law a new bill aimed at protecting children and adolescents from digital sexual violence. Known as Law 1636, the legislation introduces new criminal offenses to address online crimes like grooming and the distribution of child sexual abuse material.

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Argentina: August's inflation stands at 1.9%

    The rise in the US dollar did not have a major impact on retail prices

    Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) released its monthly report on Wednesday, showing that inflation in August stood at 1.9%, thus extending a trend of slowing price increases.