Mercosur

• 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.

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

  Breaking News from South America

  Headlines:
  IRA involvement in Colombia; “Violent coup” forecasted in Venezuela; Argentina requesting 7 billion US dollars

• Sunday, August 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Agro News

  Headlines:
  Good prospects for sheep farming; Farm debts; Optimism in Palermo;

• Friday, August 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Non convincing Mr. O'Neill

  US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill ended a much expected four days confidence building visit to financially fragile Mercosur members with a political display openly contrary to the electoral philosophy of President Bush's administration, --and his own--, which has seen him, in the last weeks, propping government intervention, more corporate regulations and bailing out countries that face financial crisis.

• Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News

  Headlines:
  30 billion for Brazil;
  Petrobras discovers oil in Patagonia; Urchin ban suspension; Deadly storm hits