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MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, July 7th 2025 - 01:49 UTC

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 18:12 UTC

    Brazil formally handed over Mercosur's rotating presidency

    Lula hopes to have the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU before the end of the year

    Argentine President Javier Milei formally transferred the pro tempore presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the close of the bloc's summit in Buenos Aires.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 17:44 UTC

    Mercosur Summit: Milei pledges to go through together or solo

    The gathering took place at the Palacio San Martín (Foreign Ministry) in Buenos Aires

    Argentine President Javier Milei urged the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) on Thursday to abandon its “destructive inertia,” as he hosted the bloc's Summit in Buenos Aires. He also underscored his government's commitment to “the path of freedom,” warning that “we will embark on” it, “either accompanied or alone.”

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Brazil's water authority finds 241 dams under safety risks

    There is no specific item in the federal or state budgets for dam safety, which falls under water infrastructure

    According to a dam safety report released this week by Brazil's water and sanitation authority, ANA, about the 2024–25 period, 241 of these structures need priority risk management, since their managers have not complied with all the national policy requirements.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    S&P doowngrades Bolivia's ratings

    S&P did not rule out further downgradings in the coming months

    Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded Bolivia's long-term credit rating from 'CCC+' to 'CCC-' with a negative outlook. This decision was driven by increasing debt servicing costs and a deteriorating external financial profile, which could make it harder for the landlocked country to access financing and potentially hinder its ability to pay off debt in the coming months.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 10:13 UTC

    Petro accuses former FM of plotting to overthrow him

    The legal action stems from leaked audio recordings in which Leyva allegedly discusses strategies to oust the president, including seeking “external support” from a foreign government

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva for allegedly plotting to remove him from power. The former official has been accused of treason, libel, slander, conspiracy to commit sedition, and incitement to commit a crime.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to British Armed Forces for ensuring the right to self determination

    MPC, HQ of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands

    The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands proudly marked on Saturday 28th June, the British Armed Forces Day 2025. “Today we pay tribute to the courage, dedication, and service of the men and women who make up the British Armed Forces – past and present – and reflect with deep gratitude on the critical role they continue to play in safeguarding the Falkland Islands and the sacrifices that have been made for our right to self-determination.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 09:20 UTC

    Trump takes pride in “Alligator Alcatraz” facility for migrants

    The detention center for undocumented migrants in Florida, “has many police officers in the form of alligators,” said Trump

    US President Donald Trump announced this week that a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” could become the new standard for immigration facilities. The center, located in an isolated, alligator-filled swamp, is designed to deter escapes, with Trump jokingly referring to the reptiles as “bodyguards” and “police” that need no wages.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 09:13 UTC

    Peruvian prosecutors want Keiko Fujimori sentenced to 35 years in jail

    The “cocktail case” is named after the defense's claim that funds were raised through a series of cocktail parties

    Peruvian Lava Jato prosecutor José Domingo Pérez submitted a filing Wednesday requesting a 35-year prison sentence for former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, in a revised criminal indictment in the so-called “cocktail case,” which investigates the alleged irregular financing of her 2011 and 2016 election campaigns. In a previous proceeding ending up in a mistrial in April this year, a 30-year sentence had been sought.

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  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 08:43 UTC

    Bolsonaro to rest throughout July due to health issues

    On Tuesday, Bolsonaro canceled an appointment with his Liberal Party in Brasília

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled all his public engagements for July due to recurring health issues, including constant hiccups and vomiting that make it difficult for him to speak and eat.

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  • Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 23:34 UTC

    Mercosur-EFTA FTA announced in Buenos Aires

    Meetings of Foreign and Economy Ministers preceded the Mercosur Summit, bringing leaders together on Thursday

    The Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires kicked off Wednesday with the announcement by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) finalized with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland). The documents are to be signed in the coming months.

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