Politics

Monday, May 17th 2021 - 16:26 UTC
Communist candidate to become new mayor of Santiago de Chile

The Stock Exchange in Chile's capital took a nosedive after it was confirmed that the Communist candidate Irací Hassler had secured a surprising victory over Santiago's incumbent mayor Felipe Alessandri, among other defeats suffered over the weekend by traditional politics to a more radical leftwing generation.
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Chileans vote against traditional politicians and demand substantial reforms

None of Chile's traditional political parties has managed to win at least one-third of the seats at stake in this past weekend's elections to appoint a new Constituent Assembly which will have to write up a new constitution to replace the one from 1980 which was inherited from Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Datafolha says 49% of Brazilians support Bolsonaro's impeachment

A survey by pollsters Datafolha revealed 49% of Brazilians were in favour of impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro, it was reported.
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way

Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Israel sees no imminent end to Gaza air strikes

Israel was still pounding Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Monday morning, just hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that there was no end in sight to the operations.
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 04:52 UTC
São Paulo mourn Mayor Bruno Covas who dies of cancer aged 41

São Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB) died at 8:20 am on Sunday at age 41, victim of cancer, it was announced.
Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Argentine President tells IMF head no more efforts from Argentine people acceptable

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday rounded up his one-week European tour with meetings in Rome with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva and former US Secretary of State John Kerry before flying back to Buenos Aires.
Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Chile going to polls this weekend to elect Constitutional Convention to replace Pinochet-era text

Chile is about to write another chapter in its history this coming weekend when members of an Assembly to write up a new constitution to replace the one left by the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet are elected.
Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Diplomatic rift with China results in shortage of active ingredient to produce vaccines in Brazil

São Paulo Governor Joao Doria Friday blamed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for a diplomatic crisis with China, which led to the suspension of supplies to manufacturing vaccines against the coronavirus.
Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders

Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.