Mercosur

• Tuesday, August 27th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Santander Bank blames rich countries

  Other headlines:
  USA Deeper in the red; Poverty in Argentina

• Monday, August 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Peronists clearly ahead

  The sum of vote intention for the different Peronist candidates in Argentina's next March presidential election indicates a clear victory for this party that has dominated the country's politics since 1940, according to the latest result of a weekly Ipsos-Mora poll published in the Buenos Aires Sunday press.

• Saturday, August 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's financial ordeal

  Uruguay revealed this week some details of the Letter of Intention and Economic Policies Memorandum agreed with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, (that enabled the country to have access to a massive 3,9 billion US dollars assistance), forecasting a further two years of record recession.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Former President Menem Faces Courts

  An Argentine judge summoned Carlos Menem on Wednesday to answer questions about his recent disclosure of a Swiss bank account, opening a new legal fray for the former president as he campaigns for a third term.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Cardoso visits Uruguay

  Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso arrives in Montevideo this Tuesday for a 27 hours official visit to Uruguay.
  Also:
  Chilean sales to Argentina and Brazil during the first six months dropped 310 million US dollars as a direct result of the financial situation in both countries

• Tuesday, August 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine papers detail “Dirty War”

  The United States on Tuesday turned over recently declassified documents to Argentine authorities that might shed light on human rights violations committed during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship

• Monday, August 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina's presidential race

  Former Argentine president Adolfo Rodríguez Saá and opposition deputy Elisa Carrió are technically equal in vote intention for the coming March presidential elections according to the latest poll published this Sunday in the Buenos Aires press.

• Thursday, August 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil - Chile - Venezuela Hot News

  Petrobras, the Brazilian government oil company discovered an offshore field off the state of Espirito Santo to the north of Rio do Janeiro with estimated reserves of 600 million barrels.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Hot News

  Headlines:
  IMF assistance for Paraguay; US Federal rates; US recommend “perseverance”; “Mercosur is ticking and alive”; Bus strike strangles Santiago; Repsol-YPF invests in Bolivia

• Monday, August 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  UK supports Uruguayan forces

  Britain donated the Uruguayan Defence Ministry a satellite communication system for the Uruguayan Armed Forces contingents operating in United Nations peace keeping operations.