Politics

Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro downplays magnitude of Jan. 8 riots

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the magnitude of the Jan. 8 events in Brasilia when some of his followers tried to seize the headquarters of all three branches of government and compared the situation with recent events in Russia.
Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil's population over 203 million, 2022 census shows

Brazil's population in 2022 was determined to be 203,062,512 people, the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) announced Wednesday after the results of last year's census were published. The new figures showed an increase of 12.3 million since the 2010 census, Agencia Brasil noted.
Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 08:14 UTC
Lula government promoting Brazilian agriculture with US$ 76 billion financial support

Brazilian president Lula da Silva has increased subsidized farm loans as part of a national agriculture funding plan as he aims to strengthen ties with the sector, which has been driving the economic activity of the country.
Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 07:23 UTC
What just happened in Russia?

By Gwynne Dyer - Hundreds of analysts in a dozen countries are working on that mystery right now because Russia is still an important place and Putin’s power has clearly been damaged by this bizarre incident
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 18:42 UTC
Argentina grants funds for Phase 3 of identification of combatants fallen in Falklands

Argentina has announced it will finance 130 million Pesos (some US$ 250,000 at the current free market exchange rate) for Project EAAF 2023 which refers to Phase 3 of the Humanitarian Project for the identification of fallen combatants buried in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 18:01 UTC
RAF's A400M Atlas takes lead on air mobility operations after C-130 is retired

The Airbus A400M Atlas has taken over the lead of the RAF's tactical airlift of troops and equipment following the decommissioning of the Hercules C-130.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Colombia and Venezuela ranked as “least peaceful” countries in Latin America; Uruguay sets standard

According to a study published on Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Colombia and Venezuela have been considered the “least peaceful” countries in Latin America due to socio-political conflicts and internal violence.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro 1-0 down at TSE trial

Case rapporteur Benedito Gonçalves Tuesday voted in favor of convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) trial for abuse of political power and undue use of the media, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 11:09 UTC
Falklands war: Medals for Galician sailors forcibly turned into the crew of a spy vessel monitoring UK Task Force

The Argentine consulate in Vigo, Spain held a ceremony to acknowledge the valor and dedication of two Galician sailors from Vigo and Cangas who were forcibly recruited into the Falklands conflict, 41 years ago, by the Argentine navy when they were about to begin their fishing season in the South Atlantic on board the vessel Usurbil.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Argentina: The Skyvan is “a symbol of the recovery of rights,” Massa says

Argentine Economy Minister and presidential hopeful Sergio Massa Monday said the arrival back in the country of the former Coast Guard British-built Shorts Skyvan PA-51 aircraft used in the 1970s for the infamous death flights was “a symbol of the recovery of rights.”