Mercosur

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Lula is the Brazilian version of Alberto Fernández, Bolsonaro's son claims

  

  Brazilian Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro likened Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to Argentine President Alberto Fernández during a trip to Buenos Aires where he met with local Liberal Congressman Javier Milei in an attempt to boost his father's reelection campaign.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:48 UTC

  Petrobras leaving Argentina to seek more profitable investments

  

  Brazilian oil company Petrobras Friday announced its intention to leave Argentina and has therefore launched the sale of its stake in Posa, its local subsidiary, which holds a 33.6 % of the Río Neuquén Field.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:27 UTC

  Mercosur wheat: Argentina lack of water, in Brazil is has been pouring for the last month

  

  Extreme situations with the Mercosur wheat crop: while in Argentina drought is drastically cutting production volumes, in Parana, one of the leading wheat states in Brazil, rainfall has plagued harvests.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  UN condemns Russia's actions in Ukraine

  

  The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Wednesday declared Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson was “illegal” and called on all member countries not to recognize the move.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  China increasingly aggressive on the Falklands: “UK stubbornly clings to its colonial sin”

  

  The following is the lead editorial of China Daily's 6 October edition, a newspaper belonging to the Chinese Communist Party editorial and refers to the recent Organization of American States declaration in support of Argentina's claims of Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 00:12 UTC

  Historic Paraguayan embassy in Montevideo reopened

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday met with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou during the reopening of the historic embassy in Montevideo after refurbishing work.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 14:51 UTC

  Brazil, with Mercosur partners, plans to become a global rice exporting hub

  

  As India, the world leader in exports restricts rice shipments, Brazil signaled at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that together with Mercosur partners, it is ready to expand exports and help with global food security.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

  

  It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 20:15 UTC

  Leading meteorologist forecasts dry months ahead for Uruguay

  

  Uruguay's rural producers were discouraged Tuesday after expert meteorologist Mario Bidegain forecast this year's Spring will be the third in a row with a rainfall deficit.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?

  

  Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still has full diplomatic relations with Taipei, and continues to give its back to Beijing, but this could be changing or in a transition process.