Latin America

Friday, April 12th 2013 - 06:06 UTC
Brazil calls emergency meeting to address massive influx of illegal immigrants

The Brazilian government called this week an emergency meeting to discuss measures to curb the influx of hundreds of illegal immigrants along its northern border.
Friday, April 12th 2013 - 05:59 UTC
Brazil and the US upgrading diplomatic ties and thinking in more bilateral trade

President Dilma Rousseff will make the first formal state visit by a Brazilian leader to the United States in nearly two decades, according to Reuters’ news agency. The trip allegedly will occur later this year likely in October, officials said on condition of anonymity because the White House has not yet announced the visit.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 18:25 UTC
Maradona joins the Venezuelan campaign in support of Chavism and Maduro

Venezuelan incumbent presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro’s closing campaign rally will have a special guest on Thursday with football legend Argentine Diego Maradona giving a celebrity boost to the colourful presidential elections that will test Hugo Chavez’s populist legacy.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:22 UTC
Chilean court suspends construction of world’s biggest gold mine in the Andes

A Chilean court has suspended construction of what would be one of the world's biggest gold mines on Wednesday, accepting a complaint filed by indigenous groups on environmental grounds.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:12 UTC
Margaret Thatcher, an Iron legacy for Latin America

By Rafael Rincon - The following piece tries to explain how Lady Thatcher was seen in Latin America and the reactions her death has triggered in the region. ‘An Iron legacy’ was written by Chilean commentator Rafael Rincon, an expert in international relations and strategy and also linked to the oil industry.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:04 UTC
Pinochet followers call Lady Thatcher an “extraordinary world stateswoman”

Followers of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinocher published two obituaries in the country’s leading newspaper expressing their condolences on the death of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom they describe as “an extraordinary stateswoman” and friend of Chile “in very difficult moments in recent history”
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:26 UTC
Uruguay becomes second Latam country to legalize gay marriage

The Uruguayan parliament voted overwhelmingly to legalise gay marriage, becoming the second country in Latin America to do so, after Argentina. The bill was approved by more than two-thirds of the lower chamber, despite opposition from the Catholic Church.
Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 23:17 UTC
Election year fever in Argentina: fuel price freeze and lower interests on bank arrears

Election fever in Argentina: the administration of President Cristina Fernandez froze the price of gasoline and diesel sold at service stations for six months and convinced banks to cut interest payments on arrears. Last month supermarket chains and other suppliers agreed to extend the current price freeze.
Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 22:21 UTC
Opposition candidate claims Argentina owes Venezuela 13billion dollars in oil contracts

The opposition candidate in Venezuela’s next Sunday’s presidential again pounded on his country’s foreign policy and claimed that Argentina has a pending debt of 13 billion dollars arising from oil contracts.
Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 10:22 UTC
Overwhelming support for Mujica’s comments on Cristina and Nestor Kirchner

A clear majority of Montevideo residents support Uruguayan president Jose Mujica controversial comments on Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and her deceased husband Nestor Kirchner, “the old lady is worse than the one eyed man”, according to an opinion poll made public on Tuesday by a local broadcasting station.