
Brazil's Lower House passed on Tuesday a bill providing for the collection of taxes on streaming services submitted by the rapporteur, Congressman Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ). Additional wording adjustments are expected to be made on Wednesday.

Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.

Argentine President Javier Milei formally welcomed Peter Lamelas, the new United States Ambassador to Argentina, on Tuesday at the Casa Rosada. The meeting took place just hours before President Milei's planned trip to Miami and New York.

Paraguay's Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) announced on Monday that the country registered a deflationary result in October 2025, the second such result this year. The monthly variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was -0.1%.

Richard Dick Bruce Cheney, a towering figure in Republican politics for over three decades and the 46th Vice President of the United States, died Monday night at the age of 84.

Prince William of Wales is visiting Brazil to fulfill an environmental agenda. On Monday, while touring Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, he received the key to the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes.

Peru announced on Monday that it was officially severing all diplomatic ties with Mexico following the asylum granted by the mission in Lima to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. The Peruvian government has decided today to break diplomatic relations with Mexico, Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela stressed.

Sources close to US President Donald Trump said the Republican administration was actively discussing a strategy to encourage several countries to adopt the greenback as their official currency, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday. The move would seek to curb China’s growing influence and maintain the dollar's global dominance.

Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Paraguay on Monday for his first-ever official visit to the South American nation, marking a historic moment aimed at boosting diplomatic and commercial ties. He was welcomed at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport at 6.10 pm local time with full honors by Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.

The opening of the Japanese market to Brazilian beef appears imminent, as a Japanese government delegation is scheduled to visit Brazil this month to conduct a final audit of local meatpacking plants. Negotiations gained significant momentum following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Tokyo in March.