Argentina

• Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentines rally at Plaza de Mayo against attack on CFK

  

  Thousands of Argentines gathered Friday at Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo to express their support for Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and condemn any act of violence as a means to solve political differences. Similar demonstrations were held nationwide at each city's main square.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:46 UTC

  The profile of the suspect accused of trying to kill Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

  

  A suspect who has been identified as the 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando André Sabag Montiel has been arrested after pointing a gun at Cristina Kirchner's head.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Massa says hatred and violence destroy societies

  

  Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa was among the first to condemn through his Twitter account the attack against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK):

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Argentina in state of shock after attack on CFK

  

  Argentina is in a state of shock after the assassination attempt on Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. So much so, that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to call off all matches scheduled for Friday.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  Foreign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP

  

  Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Kirchnerism to gather at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo

  

  Argentine authorities have called the citizenry to stage a demonstration at noon Plaza de Mayo in support of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner following the assassination attempt against her.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Social peace has been disturbed, Argentine president says

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced in a broadcast message that as a consequence of the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, he was declaring Friday a national holiday so that people could show their support to her.

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 02:14 UTC

  Attempted assassination: man who tried to shoot Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrested

  

  A Brazilian man was arrested on Thursday in Buenos Aires after attempting to shoot Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez in the vicinity of her home, when a vigil was being held in her support, as confirmed to the press by the country's Security Minister, Anibal Fernandez. The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, declared a national holiday for Friday and said: “This event is extremely serious, it is the most serious that has happened since we have recovered our democracy.”

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 19:22 UTC

  Uruguayan Senate agrees on a consensus statement on the Malvinas war and ongoing conflict

  

  Argentina's secretary for Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona, this week visited Uruguay where he met with the Senate's International Affairs Committee, as part of the round of contacts with neighboring countries to discuss South Atlantic and Antarctica issues.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Tire-smuggling on the rise in northeast Argentina

  

  An increase in the smuggling of tires from Paraguay and Brazil has been reported in Argentina's northwestern provinces as the product is in short supply locally, which has also caused a spike in retail prices.