Mercosur

• Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 09:55 UTC

  “If beef is not included”, there won't be no Mercosur-EU trade agreement, warns Uruguay

  

  “If beef is not included, there won't be any agreement”, said Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa in anticipation of next week's meeting of European Union and Mercosur coordinators to adjust the list of goods and services the two blocks will formally exchange in mid October, the first formal meeting of its kind in fourteen years.

• Sunday, September 11th 2016 - 16:40 UTC

  Brazil's ex attorney general claims he was fired for trying to deepen Petrobras corruption case

  

  Brazil's new government is trying to stifle a corruption investigation targeting politicians and major parties, the former attorney general said in a magazine interview a day after being replaced by President Michel Temer. The former official, Fabio Medina Osorio, told weekly magazine Veja that he was fired because he tried to deepen the so-called “Car Wash” corruption probe into the country's oil company Petrobras.

• Saturday, September 10th 2016 - 11:47 UTC

  Falklands' response to Malcorra's statements of air links to Argentina and the oil industry

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has acknowledged it is aware of media coverage of Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra referred to proposals of possible air links between the Islands and Argentina as well as talks on other areas of interest such as the fishing and hydrocarbons industries.

• Friday, September 9th 2016 - 10:09 UTC

  Mercosur insists in trade negotiations with EU despite Brazil and Venezuela situations

  

  Negotiations for a trade and cooperation agreement between Mercosur and the European Union must continue and should not be overshadowed by political issues such as the impeachment process in Brazil, pointed out Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga, following a motion by 15 Green Euro and United Left parliamentarians in Strasbourg to cancel discussions because of the “corruption contaminated” removal of Dilma Rousseff.

• Thursday, September 8th 2016 - 03:30 UTC

  Boos and applause for president Temer at the annual military parade in Brasilia

  

  Brazil's new president, Michel Temer, was booed at an annual military parade in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday, his first public outing since taking power last week. “Out with Temer!” shouted protesters at the heavily policed ceremony. Supporters of Temer applauded the new leader.

• Thursday, September 8th 2016 - 02:45 UTC

  Morales demands FIFA sanctions Chile for offensive chanting against Bolivia during Russia 2018 qualifier

  

  President Evo Morales has called on the soccer authorities of Bolivia, the South American football confederation, Conmebol, and FIFA to sanction Chile for the offensive chanting towards Bolivians during the Russia 2018 Cup qualifier match played on Tuesday night in Santiago's Monumental Stadium.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2016 - 18:45 UTC

  Chinese group ready to purchase shrimp vessels and plants in Patagonia

  

  Argentine fishing company Conapesca has almost settled a trade agreement with a Chinese state-owned investment group, to whom it would sell its shrimp fishing freezer fleet, reports Revista Puerto. According to the report the Chinese company has been assessing the state of the shrimper fleet at its port base in Puerto Madryn.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2016 - 17:00 UTC

  Brazil's central bank sounds more flexible on the world's highest interest rates

  

  The Brazilian central bank said on Tuesday that future interest rate cuts will not depend on any single factor, signaling that policymakers are ready to ease monetary policy as inflation expectations improve. In the minutes of its last rate-setting meeting, the bank said all members were satisfied with the progress of disinflation, but remained cautious about high inflation expectations for 2017.

• Monday, September 5th 2016 - 07:13 UTC

  Macri meets Temer in China; Brazilian president will visit Buenos Aires next month

  

  Argentina's president Mauricio Macri greeted Brazil’s confirmed head of state Michel Temer for the first time since Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment and removal last week as the two met briefly during the G20 summit taking place in China.

• Friday, September 2nd 2016 - 16:44 UTC

  Strong support for Temer and his government from China

  

  Brazil's new president Michel Temer received strong support from Beijing when Chinese president Xi Jinping expressed confidence in Brazil's ability to maintain stability and cooperation between the two countries, during a meeting on Friday with Temer in Hangzhou, the resort that will host the G20 summit