Politics

Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
“The Croatian,” alleged mastermind behind the “blue” dollar, arrested in Buenos Aires

Argentine authorities Tuesday arrested Ivo Rojnica, a.k.a. “The Croatian,” who is believed to be the mastermind behind the US dollar black market, commonly referred to as “blue,” it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 10:06 UTC
Former Uruguayan President Lacalle under home hospitalization after stroke

Former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, father of the current head of state, is under home hospitalization after suffering an ischemic stroke on Sunday, which is now in remission, it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
Uruguayan Supreme Court ruling leaves Member of Parlasur on the brink of extradition

A ruling this week by Uruguay's Supreme Court left Argentine Member of Parlasur Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón on the verge of extradition to his country, where he is wanted for influence peddling and other crimes allegedly committed during the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), it was reported in Montevideo.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Bullrich will defend her values, but her coalition is mortally wounded

Former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich admitted that she would not abandon her values after being eliminated from the Argentine presidential race on Sunday. But her loss may have signaled the end of the Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) coalition.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
US troops to perform joint exercises in Brazilian Amazon

US troops will be commencing Tuesday a training exercise in Brazil's Eastern Amazon area, Agencia Brasil reported. Operation Core (Combined Operation and Rotation Exercise) 23, which stems from a bilateral defense deal signed in 2015, will bring together 294 US military personnel with the Brazilian Army from Oct. 24 to Nov. 20 in Belém, the capital of the Northern state of Pará, as well as in the municipalities of Ferreira Gomes, Oiapoque, and Macapá, in Amapá state.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:39 UTC
“Blue” dollar back on surging track day after Argentine elections

The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar stood at AR$ 1,100 Monday, an AR$ 200 increase from Friday's quotation, after Sunday's elections which saw Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei advance to the Nov. 19 runoff, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:14 UTC
Machado wins Venezuelan primaries by a landslide

Opposition leader María Corina Machado obtained 93.13 % of the vote in Venezuela's primary elections held Sunday. According to local authorities in Caracas, the results were not released until Monday due to technology issues. Although Machado was widely expected to win, it remains to be seen whether she is allowed to run against President Nicolás Maduro, who has been in office since 2012.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
Last Brazilian evacuation flight from Israel lands home

A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft touched down in Rio de Janeiro at 4 am Monday after successfully performing the South American country's eighth evacuation flight from war-torn Israel, Agencia Brasil reported. This last batch consisted of 209 people and nine pets.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
Paraguayan president says regional integration will not stop due to Argentine elections

During a speech at the Wilson Institute in Washington DC, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña highlighted the importance of Mercosur in the face of the recent Argentine elections - regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 19 ballot - and greenlighted China's approach to the bloc.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 10:42 UTC
No president-elect in Argentina

Argentina's next president will be chosen in a runoff election on Nov. 19, according to preliminary results released Sunday minutes before 10 p.m. local time in Buenos Aires (GMT -3).