Politics

Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Falkland Islands celebrated Margaret Thatcher's Day, remembering her visit 10 January 1983

January 10 is a very special anniversary in the Falklands Islands because Margaret Thatcher's Day is celebrated. On this day in 1983 then Prime Minister Thatcher visited the Islands and was awarded the honorary freedom of the Falklands.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Peru: Curfew decreed in Puno after deadly riots

Peruvian authorities have decreed a curfew in the Puno region following anti-government protests that left 18 people dead on Monday, Prime Minister Alberto Otálora announced on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Judge De Moraes orders arrests of deposed Bolsonarist official and of Police colonel

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the arrest of the former commander of the Military Police of the Federal District Colonel Fábio Augusto Vieira, and of the former Brasilia Secretary of Public Safety Anderson Torres.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil: Some Sunday riot detainees released for humanitarian reasons

Brazilian Police Tuesday released 599 people who were arrested in the aftermath of Sunday's storming and looting of the headquarters of the three branches of government in Brasilia.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil: Mourão denounces tough incarceration of riot suspects

Former Brazilian Vice-President Hamilton Mourão Tuesday condemned the situation of the people arrested after Sunday's riots in Brasilia.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 03:50 UTC
Bomb seeking to kill Colombian VP defused

Colombian Vice-president Francia Márquez Tuesday said a plan to kill her had been defused by members of her security team after an explosive device was found and subsequently deactivated.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 22:01 UTC
Peru: Juliaca airport violence ends up in 17 people dead

At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured Monday in the southern Peruvian city of Juliaca as protests against President Dina Boluarte resumed following a year-ending truce. The victims had projectile impacts on their bodies, according to local TV reports.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Who financed Sunday's riots in Brasilia?

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva told state governors Monday that “they want a coup d'état, but they are not going to get it.” By “they” he meant people from the agribusiness sectors. He also questioned the Armed Forces for their role in Sunday's events.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Demonstration staged in São Paulo against Sunday's events

Demonstrators marched through the streets of São Paulo Monday to demand that no amnesty be granted to the perpetrators of Sunday's riots in Brasilia, Agência Brasil reported.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
River navigation poses new challenges to Paraguay

Weather and trade issues lie in the way of Paraguay's river trade, which is causing concern in Asunción for a country whose economy is heavily dependent on these waterways.