MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 31st 2026
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 23:11 UTC
Argentina's central bank reform bill reaches the lower house: what would change
Argentina's executive branch sent the bill to overhaul the central bank's charter to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, a day after President Javier Milei outlined it in a nationwide broadcast. The measure will formally enter the parliamentary record on Monday and be referred to committees; the government hopes to pass it in August.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 22:43 UTC
Nicaragua advances reform that would extend the presidential term to seven renewable years
Nicaragua's National Assembly this week opened consultations on a constitutional reform bill that would extend the presidential term from six to seven years on a renewable basis and impose restrictions on the participation of the government's opponents. The text is due to be voted in early September.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 22:05 UTC
Three confederations reject selling part of the World Cup to private funds; Conmebol asks for explanations
The South American Football Confederation asked FIFA on Friday for additional information and clarification on the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, without coming out for or against it, a day after the confederations of Europe and of North and Central America and the Caribbean rejected the plan.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:35 UTC
Brazil's top court authorizes influence-peddling probe into Lula's eldest son
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice André Mendonça authorized the Federal Police on Thursday to open an investigation into Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, the eldest son of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over indications of influence-peddling and corruption.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:29 UTC
Italy and France tighten borders with Spain after 50,000 enter Ceuta
Italy ordered the reintroduction of border checks at its ports and airports with Spain on Friday, and France announced it would increase fivefold the officers deployed at its land border from Saturday, after tens of thousands of people entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta irregularly from Morocco.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 09:39 UTC
Fernández de Kirchner asks UN to suspend the ban keeping her off the ballot
The defense team of former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has filed an individual communication with the United Nations Human Rights Committee seeking suspension of the lifetime ban on holding public office imposed on her by the Argentine courts, her lawyers announced on Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
-
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 08:02 UTC
Stability alone does not buy a house: Georgieva's message in Montevideo
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Uruguay's macroeconomic and institutional strength on Thursday but urged authorities to take greater risks to turn that stability into growth.
