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Montevideo, March 4th 2026 - 15:40 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:33 UTC

    Brazil: General Augusto Heleno granted house arrest

    De Moraes warned that the general would return to a detention facility should he break the conditions for his house arrest

    Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted house arrest to General Augusto Heleno, the Minister of Institutional Security (GSI) under former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was among those convicted for the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:21 UTC

    Regional aviation milestones in Paraguay and Uruguay

    Carrasco is now at the same level as Paris, London, and Madrid, it was explained

    The aviation sectors in Paraguay and Uruguay achieved significant milestones on Monday. Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi Airport set a new record number of passengers, while Montevideo's Carrasco completed a multi-million-dollar technological overhaul.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:13 UTC

    Argentine gov't halts ATC workers' strike

    Flights will operate as usual ahead of the Christmas break, it was explained

    The Argentine Labor Secretariat ordered a “mandatory conciliation” in the dispute between air traffic controllers and the state-owned air navigation company, EANA, effectively suspending the strike scheduled for Tuesday and ensuring flights will operate normally ahead of the Christmas break.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:01 UTC

    Russia evacuates diplomatic families from Venezuela

    Witnesses in Caracas saw a motorcade outside the Russian Embassy

    Russia has reportedly begun evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela as tensions with the United States reach a volatile peak. According to the Associated Press (AP), citing a European intelligence source, the operation began on Friday and involves women and children.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Paraguay handed over Mercosur pro-tempore presidency

    There was no joint communiqué, but a 41-point declaration was agreed upon

    The 67th Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit concluded on Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, with Paraguay officially assuming the bloc's pro-tempore presidency from host Brazil. Amid a backdrop of geopolitical friction and trade delays, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña outlined a pragmatic six-month agenda focused on economic openness and regional connectivity.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Chile: Kast bound for crime-torn Ecuador

    The agenda of Tuesday's talks between Kast and Noboa has not yet been disclosed

    Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Umbanda and Candomblé marriages legally valid in Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro was the first state in the country to pass a law on the subject, Átila Nunes stressed

    Marriages celebrated under Umbanda and Candomblé religious rites are now officially recognized in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro as per Law 11.058/25, penned by legislator Átila Nunes of the PSD and passed by the Rio Legislative Assembly (Alerj). These unions are now convertible into civil following existing legislation.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Venezuela: Chevron tanker departs for Texas

    One tanker was seized on Saturday, and another one was being chased on Sunday by US forces

    The Canopus Voyager, a tanker operated by US energy giant Chevron, departed Venezuelan waters on Sunday carrying 500,000 barrels of crude oil destined for Texas. The shipment proceeds despite an aggressive campaign by the President Donald Trump administration to intercept Venezuelan oil exports in international waters.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

    Rutaca is reportedly capitalizing on surging ticket prices, given the restrictions

    In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

    If confirmed by the Senate, Donovan will oversee a massive regional deployment

    US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.