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Montevideo, October 28th 2025 - 23:51 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 21:18 UTC

    De Moraes places sitting Senator under house arrest with a tracking anklet

    De Moraes allowed Do Val to exceed the 7 pm curfew if necessary to participate in Senate sessions

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Monday ordered Senator Marcos Do Val (Podemos-ES) to have a tracking anklet fitted and remain under house arrest at night and during weekends. The measure was carried out as soon as the Congressman landed at Brasilia Airport back from the United States, where he had gone despite an STF warrant banning him from leaving the country.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Bolsonaro supporters gather across Brazil in his support

    The former president's appearance through social media postings could land him in jail

    Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters protested in several Brazilian cities after the United States imposed tariffs on Brazilian products and sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who is the rapporteur in Bolsonaro's trial for an alleged attempted coup.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Lula says Brazil deserves to be treated with pride and sovereignty

    “We want to be respected for our size. We have economic and strategic interests. We want to grow. And we are not a small republic,” Lula further noted

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said his country intended to negotiate the 50% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, albeit with pride and sovereignty, highlighting Brazil's strong ties with other nations that would allow for a reduced dependence on the US.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Bodies of all deceased Chilean miners retrieved

    The six miners who lost their lives were working for Chile, Boric argued

    A total of six Chilean miners died after a collapse at the El Teniente underground copper mine triggered by a “seismic event” in the Andesita deposit. The bodies of all six miners have been retrieved. The deceased have been identified as: Paulo Marín Tapia, Gonzalo Núñez Carioca, Álex Araya Acevedo, Carlos Arancibia Valenzuela, Jean Miranda Ibaceta, and Moisés Pávez Armijo. As a result of the collapse, nine other workers were injured.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Sales of brand new cars surge in Argentina

    Toyota featured two models among the top-three selling ones

    Sales of brand new cars grew 44% yoy in July, marking the best performance since 2018. The Argentine Automobile Dealers Association (Acara) attributes this growth to economic stability, greater model availability, promotions, and attractive financing. The motorcycle market also saw significant growth, with sales increasing by 33.9% interannually to 54,060 units. The top-selling brand was Toyota, with the Yaris its most popular model.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Ernesto Samper pays CFK a visit at Buenos Aires apartment

    Samper likened CFK's case to Lula's detention, which would have spared Brazil the Bolsonaro years

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was visited at the apartment where she is under house arrest by former Colombian President Ernesto Samper and former Ecuadorean National Assembly Speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira.

  • Sunday, August 3rd 2025 - 11:44 UTC

    South Georgia, new electronic permit system for visitors delayed for technical reasons

    Grytviken, the former whaling station and the main settlement in South Georgia

    The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands archipelago will soon introduce a mandatory electronic travel authorization (ETA) system for all visitors. This measure aims to strengthen environmental protection while regulating tourism and scientific activities in this preserved British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic and its vast surrounding Marine Protected Area.

  • Sunday, August 3rd 2025 - 11:04 UTC

    Falklands, invitation to celebrate launching of the new bank note collection

    The new banknote with King Charles III and a king penguin in the obverse, and the national flower, pale maiden, and five penguin species on the reverse

    The Falkland Islands Government invites the public to an event celebrating the launch of the new banknote collection for the Falkland Islands. The new banknotes enter circulation on Falklands Day (14th August) and will be launched at a reception on Wednesday, 13th August, at the Historic Dockyard Museum from 6pm.

  • Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Bioceanic Road Corridor moving forward through Paraguay

    The project respects the region's cultural and human environment

    The construction of the Bioceanic Road Corridor in Paraguay is progressing, with a major emphasis on sustainability, particularly in Section 3 of Route PY15. This key highway project, which will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is a significant part of Paraguay's plan to become a logistical hub for the Central Chaco region.

  • Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Indefinite reelection in El Salvador opens door to dictator in the making

    “You know what? I don't care if they call me a dictator,” Bukele said earlier this year

    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is anything but worried about being called a “dictator,” especially after 57 of his loyal lawmakers passed a reform in a 60-seat Congress approving his potential indefinite reelection, which critics view as the possible consolidation of an “autocratic” regime in the country.