Politics

Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Yanomami people crisis to be treated as genocide

Brazil's Federal Police is to investigate the sanitary crisis among the Yanomami people as a crime of genocide, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Wednesday.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
UN High Commissioner due in Venezuela to address the human rights crisis

United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk is arriving Thursday in Caracas from Colombia for talks with the Nicolás Maduro administration about human rights, where the latest reports have been anything but favorable.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Argentine banks short of storage capacity to pile the rapidly depreciating Pesos

Argentina has been plagued by economic and financial instability for years and years, and its overall situation has worsened considerably in recent years, with the country once again defaulting on its debt in 2020 and having been forced to turn to capital controls to protect its national currency.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
UK Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture in Burns Night Downing Street reception

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to celebrate Scottish culture this evening by hosting a reception in Downing Street to celebrate Burns Night. Guests, including faith group leaders, will be welcomed to the event with sounds of traditional bagpipes and drums, and will be able to enjoy Scottish cuisine from stalls in an indoor-street market.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Alberto Fernández meets with European Council President

Alberto Fernández Wednesday met European Council President Charles Michel at Casa Rosada to discuss the importance of strengthening the bilateral agenda European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:29 UTC
Falklands: Diverting children and young people away from the Criminal Justice System

The Royal Falkland Islands Police, the Probation Service, the Social Services Department and the Prosecution Service have released a joint policy that sets out the approach taken to children and young people who become involved in the criminal justice system.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC
Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:55 UTC
Argentina wants to buy Brazilian armored vehicles

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana undertook negotiations earlier this week with Brazil for the purchase of 156 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armored vehicles, it was reported. South America's largest country already has 500 units of the same model.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:45 UTC
Bolsonaro needs another operation for his abdominal wound

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is to be operated on again when he returns to his country from the United States due to new complications from the stabbing he received in the city of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, during the 2018 campaign, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Lacalle warns Celac about “ideological temptation”

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday warned against the “ideological temptation in international forums.” During his speech at the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires, he explained that when ideologies change “the forums fade away.”