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Montevideo, July 27th 2026 - 21:11 UTC

 

 

IMF chief says Argentina is in “a strong position” despite missing its fiscal target
It is Georgieva's first visit to the country since taking over the institution in 2019 and the first by a top IMF official to Buenos Aires in eight years

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday endorsed the economic program of Javier Milei's government during a visit to Buenos Aires and ruled out that the country will need additional financing from the institution next year, when presid...

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Mercosur's two largest partners in their worst diplomatic crisis as Brazil recalls its envoy
Milei defended his government's alignment with the United States and Israel and again criticized Brazil's judiciary for barring him from visiting Jair Bolsonaro
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Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy, drawing a rebuke from Brazil's governing party
Milei said Brazil faces what he called a “Lula risk” and argued the country is heading toward a debt crisis for lack of fiscal adjustment
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New US tariff scheme expands Argentine zero-duty lines to 2,212
Argentina was also placed in the lowest band of the new regime, with an additional 10% tariff, the same rate that previously applied
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Uruguay: nearly half of those polled say the government is falling short of expectations
The same poll put Orsi's approval at 24% and disapproval at 56%, his worst reading since taking office
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The announcement draws a distinction between two situations. With Havana and Managua, the president-elect said there would be “no link whatsoever”

De la Espriella to close Colombian embassies in 14 countries and cut ties with Cuba and Nicaragua

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“We are going to have the main headquarters of the Shield of the Americas, the agreement we will sign with the United States in the fight against crime and drug trafficking,” the president-elect said

De la Espriella to make Medellín Colombia's hub for the Trump-backed anti-drug alliance

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The legal team is weighing two possible routes

Cristina Kirchner expands her international legal team to take the Vialidad case abroad

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STF President Luiz Edson Fachin signed a note on behalf of the court describing Milei's remarks as a “disrespectful reference” to a justice of the country's highest court

“Brazil bows to no one”: the official reaction to Milei's speech in São Paulo

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