Latin America

Sunday, August 11th 2013 - 21:19 UTC
Brazil’s Rousseff approval rating bouncing back; support for economic team remains ‘soft’

President Dilma Rousseff’s approval rating gained six percentage points after diving in the wake of massive protests in Brazil, a poll published on yesterday showed. The number of Brazilians who consider Rousseff’s administration “great” or “good” was 36%, up from an all-time low 30% in late June.
Sunday, August 11th 2013 - 04:36 UTC
Unasur lifts suspension pending on Paraguay effective 15 August

The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, decided late Friday to lift the suspension pending on Paraguay, which will become effective next 15 August when president-elect Horacio Cartes takes office.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 17:06 UTC
Argentina Sunday primaries a leadership dispute inside the hegemonic Peronist party

On Sunday Argentina will go to the polls to select their candidates for the country’s upcoming October legislative elections. Though it may seem a trivial democratic chapter, the open, mandatory and simultaneous primaries will in fact be the first step in an election that is likely to prove critical to Argentina and most probably a referendum on President Cristina Fernandez’ administration.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:38 UTC
Kerry arrives in Brazil on Tuesday to try and iron out strained relations over US spying

The government of President Dilma Rousseff will raise the issue of US spying on Brazilian companies and individuals next week when US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Brazil.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:33 UTC
Vazquez is the Uruguayan political leader with the highest acceptance, 62%

Former Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez who this week announced he was prepared to be the ruling coalition’s candidate for next year’s presidential bid, is by far the political leader of the country which has the highest degree of acceptance, according to a Mori public opinion poll released earlier in the week.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:17 UTC
OAS calls for respect and self determination for Indigenous Peoples

Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza commemorated on Friday the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a call for the protection of the all native peoples of the Americas and urged the full implementation of treaties and other agreements that states have adopted internationally and especially in the Inter-American context.
Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Indigenous peoples in Argentina: “we don’t want to be considered strangers in our own country”

“We want to live as human beings. We don’t want to be considered as strangers in our own country, poor or useless. We want to live without discrimination. We don’t want blood shed, we just want to reclaim our community,” said to Amnesty International Félix Díaz, leader of the Qom indigenous community of Potae Napocna Navogoh (La Primavera), in Argentina’s northern province of Formosa.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 07:49 UTC
British Army Officer School counter insurgency operations course in Chile

Academics from the British Army Officer School, Sandhurst, presented a course in Counter Insurgency Operations in Santiago to members of the Chilean military, special forces and intelligence, reports the Foreign Office.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:54 UTC
Protests and pot banging against Cristina Fernandez administration in Buenos Aires

Protesters gathered around Buenos Aires obelisk and other neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires City to participate in a new protest against the administration of Argentine president Cristina Fernández, forty eight hours ahead of primary elections.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:51 UTC
Piñera apologizes to the Chilean people for the flawed 2012 census

President Sebastian Piñera asked Chileans to forgive him for a 2012 census that a review panel found to be so flawed it should be thrown out, a political embarrassment for his government months before a general election.