Politics

Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
President Macri's reelection chances improving according to leading pollster

President Mauricio Macri’s chances of winning Argentina’s election this year are improving as public sentiment climbs and the economy begins to find its footing after a currency crisis, according to Alejandro Catterberg, director of Poliarquia, one of the nation’s top pollsters.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Pacific Alliance plans a new bond to cover hydro-meteorological events

Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru plan to work with the World Bank to launch a new bond to cover losses in the event of extreme weather, Peru's finance minister said.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro opinion polls rating seem to be stabilizing following a long sked

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is among the least popular since the country's return to democracy three decades ago, but his rating in a poll released on Monday showed his numbers stabilizing.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Bolsonaro involved in child labor controversy: “I've been working since I was eight-year-old”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, no stranger to controversy, sparked strong reaction by repeatedly defending the practice of child labor. “I've been working since I was eight years old... and today I am what I am,” the far-right leader said during his weekly live forum on Facebook.
Monday, July 8th 2019 - 12:10 UTC
Falklands' single constituency referendum questions

The wording of the question for a referendum on whether the Falkland Islands should have a single constituency has been announced. The question will be as follows: ‘Should there be two constituencies, Stanley and Camp, or should there be one constituency for the whole of the Falkland Islands?
Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
Argentine presidential campaign takes off with ads on local television

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his rivals in the October election launched their campaign ads on local TV on Sunday, targeting undecided voters who will be key to choosing whether his policies remain in place another four years.
Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:58 UTC
Politics and the significance of Brazil winning its ninth Copa America title

Brazil’s soccer team won its ninth Copa America title on Sunday, wearing the squad’s legendary yellow and green jersey. But in the nation’s bitterly polarized political environment, some fans felt unable to wear the colors.
Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Power outage hits Venezuela's largest refinery complex

Venezuela's largest refinery complex has been hit by a power outage, at a time of acute fuel shortages in parts of the crisis-torn oil producer, an opposition lawmaker said on Sunday.
Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
UK takes distance from Ambassador Darroch's leaked memos on Trump; “we're not big fans of the UK envoy” says US president

US President Donald Trump hit back on Sunday and the UK launched an inquiry after leaked memos revealed Britain's ambassador in the US had described the president and his White House as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”.