Latin America

Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:27 UTC
Brazilian president arrives in Bolivia with strong tone-down message

Brazilian president Lula da Silva considers that differences inside the Union of South American Nations, Unasur are more “a matter of form than content” because “our main objectives are compatible and at the same time convergent” according to an interview in Bolivia’s leading newspaper La Razon.
Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:23 UTC
Turkey layers in Chile infected with the human A/H1N1 virus flu

Two turkey farms in Chile have been put under quarantine restrictions after fears the birds have caught swine flu from humans. Vets in the country said the A/H1N1 flu virus had been discovered in the two poultry plants in Valparaiso.
Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:08 UTC
Lula da Silva suggested to Obama a meeting to discuss US forces in Colombia

Brazilian president Lula da Silva suggested to his peer Barack Obama that he should meet with South American leaders to address the announced presence of US forces in seven Colombian bases.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 22:17 UTC
A different perspective on the Mapuche situation in the south of Chile

If Things Are Ever To Improve, Chile Must Follow New Zealand’s Example -

By Eugenio Tironi
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 14:09 UTC
Allende’s family wants Brazil do declassify documents from 1973

Chilean Member of Parliament Isabel Allende said she will ask the Brazilian government to declassify documents that could shed light on Brazil’s possible involvement in the 1973 coup that led to the ouster and death of her father, elected socialist President Salvador Allende.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 13:16 UTC
Brazil becomes Chile’s third largest trading partner

Brazil has become Chile’s third largest trading partner, displacing Japan, according to recently released government trade figures. Total July trade between Chile and Brazil was US$547 million, compared to the US$446 million in trade between Chile and Japan during July.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 10:52 UTC
Venezuela admits contraction; preparing package to re-launch growth

Venezuela's GDP contracted 2.4% in the second quarter of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, the central bank reported Thursday. In the first half of the year, the economy has contracted 1% against the same period a year earlier.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 10:49 UTC
Mexican economy shrinks a record 10.3% in second quarter

Mexico's economy plunged 10.3% in the second quarter its deepest contraction on record as shrinking exports forced factories to slash production and cut jobs and the tourism industry was knocked out by the A/H1N1 virus flu.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 16:17 UTC
US does not have or seeks bases inside Colombia, said Hillary Clinton

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US-Colombia defence cooperation agreement would not create US bases in Colombia or significantly increase US military presence in the region.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 16:04 UTC
Krugman anticipates strong Latam recovery, but behind Asia

Economics Nobel Prize Paul Krugman warned Wednesday that global real recovery will take time and that he’d be surprised to see within that scenario an improvement in the labour market. However he was upbeat about Latinamerica which he anticipated will recover faster that developed countries, although behind Asia.