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Mercosur

  • Thursday, October 31st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Four Uruguay Cabinet Members Quit

    Four ministers in President Jorge Batlle's Cabinet have resigned to protest his handling of the economy, escalating a crisis in his ruling coalition.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Lula begins long, hard road to reforming Brazilian society

    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's leftist president-elect, is seeking a broad consensus in order to try to deal with problems as big as his sprawling country.

  • Tuesday, October 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines: Praise from Wall Street; Crucial FTAA meeting; US record budget deficit; Poverty grows in Latinamerica

  • Monday, October 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Lula's ambitious program for the needy

    “I expect financial markets to cool down now that we have the election results”, was one of the first remarks of Brazil's elected president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

  • Monday, October 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Menem picking up

    Former president Carlos Menem is the only pre candidate for the coming Argentine presidential election that seems to be picking up support according to the latest opinion poll published in Buenos Aires last weekend.
    Forecasting an upturn in Argentina; Pending differences with the IMF

  • Sunday, October 27th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Mexico ? Oil / Venezuela - Court

    Mexico could increase oil production in the event of a war in Iraq, the director of state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said yesterday.

  • Friday, October 25th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Mercosur, top priority for Lula

    Reconstruction of Mercosur, following its two largest members Argentina and Brazil economic crisis, will become “the main priority of our foreign policy”, wrote Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, most certainly Brazil's next president in this coming Sunday's runoff.

  • Thursday, October 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Confidence in da Silva policy lifts markets

    Brazilian financial markets rose strongly on Wednesday morning amid growing expectations that an incoming Workers' party (PT) government may be able to maintain economic stability and advance structural reforms.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    News from South America

    Chile opens to Argentine beef; Military rattling in Venezuela; Argentina reviews Antarctic operation; Antarctic climbing expedition;

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News from South America

    Peronist summit; Confrontation in Venezuela worsens; Chile confident about Lula