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Montevideo, September 2nd 2026 - 18:46 UTC

Latin America

  • Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 05:45 UTC

    Argentina quits anti-Maduro Lima Group

    The government of Alberto Fernández believes sanctions against Maduro only make things worse for the people of Venezuela.(Pic AFP)

    The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Wednesday confirmed the country had decided to withdraw from the so-called Lima Group, a consortium formed with Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, and Saint Lucia. Barbados, the United States, Grenada, and Jamaica to isolate the Venezuelan administration headed by Nicolás Maduro.

  • Wednesday, March 24th 2021 - 09:14 UTC

    Áñez denounces human rights violations against her while in jail

    “I will be here for as long as my body can hold me”, wrote Áñez from her prison cell.

    Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez handwrote a letter saying she was being tortured and abused while under arrest. “My first words to the Bolivian people from the prison of the dictatorship,” (of President Luis Arce) she said in a message that was widely spread through social media on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, March 23rd 2021 - 10:42 UTC

    Uruguayan government to debate measures amid record Covid-19 cases and political pressures

    President Luis Lacalle Pou called this Tuesday to an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers to evaluate new measures to stop the exponential growth of coronavirus cases

    The Uruguayan government will discuss this Tuesday a radical reduction of mobility in the midst of a new wave of Covid-19 cases. This Monday, the highest number of new cases was detected, with almost 2,700 confirmed cases and a positivity rate of 18%, and the community spread of the Brazillian P-1 variant of the virus was confirmed.

  • Monday, March 22nd 2021 - 13:44 UTC

    Covid-19: Health situation in Uruguay worsens amid successful vaccination campaign

    The National Academy of Medicine warned that Uruguay “is heading towards an epidemiological situation without control” (Photo: Sebastián Astorga)

    Although a few weeks ago we talked about Uruguay as a milestone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with very few daily cases and a lower mortality rate than any other country in the region, the country of 3.5 million inhabitants surpassed this Sunday the 13 thousand active cases after several record days of daily positives. Scientific and medical societies are demanding measures to stop the spread of the virus despite the fact that 1 out of 10 Uruguayans have already received the first dose of the vaccine – Pfizer or Coronavac – against the disease.

  • Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

    Gang warfare next to Mexico City leaves 13 police officers on patrol massacred

    Houses were strafed with bullets in the small town nestled between verdant hills and corn fields, where most people make a living cultivating crops.

    Bullet casings still littered the ground on Friday in Coatepec Harinas, a troubled municipality southwest of Mexico City where 13 police officers on patrol were brutally murdered in an ambush by suspected drug gang members.

  • Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

    Bolsonaro concerned with Bolivian ex-president Añez arrest and the overall situation

    “Brazil supported the formation of the government of President Jeanine Áñez, who was provisionally sworn in after the resignation of then-President Evo Morales,” Brazil's foreign ministry said

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that the arrest of former interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez over the weekend seemed unreasonable, adding he sees the situation in Bolivia as a cause for concern.

  • Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

    Brazilian economic activity recovers to pre-pandemic level

    The seasonally adjusted index in January stood at 140.3, higher than the 140.02 from February last year

    Brazilian economic activity rose sharply in January, a central bank index showed on Monday, indicating that Latin America’s largest economy has not only recovered all its pandemic-related decline but is now back to the size it was over five years ago.

  • Monday, March 15th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

    Arrest of former Bolivian interim president, escalates hostilities in the country

    Anez, ministers and security officials face charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over an alleged coup against Bolivia's 13-year socialist government

    Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Añez landed behind bars in La Paz after the new government arrested her on claims she participated in a 2019 coup to seize power. Supporters warned her arrest could lead to civil unrest in certain areas of Bolivia and argued there was no legality in the arrest and charges, but rather a political vendetta.

  • Monday, March 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

    Brazil becomes second worst Covid-19 country; a time bomb for neighboring countries, WHO reports

    Since 2020 when Covid-19 became a global crisis, president Bolsonaro and his government has been criticized for not handling the pandemic properly

    Brazil has surpassed India to become the second worst-hit country from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. With 11,483,370 cases and 278,327 deaths, Brazil is now one spot behind the United States, which is the worst-affected globally with more than 30 million cases and 546,605 deaths, according to figures by WorldMeters.

  • Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

    Bolivian former interim president and cabinet members face charges of an alleged coup

    “The MAS has decided to return to the styles of the dictatorship. A shame because Bolivia does not need dictators, it needs freedom and solutions,” Anez tweeted.

    Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she and former Cabinet members faced arrest over an alleged coup. In a tweet, she said, “The political persecution has begun.” Prosecutors accused them of terrorism and sedition related to the ouster of long-time leader Evo Morales.