Politics

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC

  LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

  

  The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

• Sunday, July 3rd 2022 - 14:26 UTC

  Argentine Economy Minister resigns, President's fate at stake

  

  Martín Guzmán has turned in his resignation Saturday as Economy Minister of Argentina, dealing with what many regards as a coup de grace to the administration of President Alberto Fernández, amid rampant inflation and growing popular discontent following additional restrictive measures regarding imports and the purchase of hard currency (namely US dollars) for transactions abroad, where the local peso carries no weight.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Lula claims Bolsonaro “buying” people with cash handouts

  

  Former two-time Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was “buying the people” with cash handouts which were approved barely three months ahead of the Oct. 2 elections and also with a proposed amendment to the Constitution to extend social welfare programs.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Chile's gov't aims to tax the wealthiest and the mining companies

  

  The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday moved on with its initiative to introduce a revolutionary tax reform, which targets the wealthiest 3% of the population and the large copper mining companies.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Parlasur to monitor Brazil's presidential elections

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct. 2 presidential elections.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  First African-American woman sworn into SCOTUS

  

  Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., thus becoming the first-ever African American woman to sit on the highest court of the United States.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

  

  Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil takes over Security Council rotating presidency

  

  Effective Friday, Brazil has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the whole month of July.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Russia announces first ship loaded with grain has left the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Berdyansk

  

  A first cargo ship loaded with grain has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official announced on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain shipments.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Major pre-election package approved by Brazilian Senate. Bolsonaro's move to strengthen reelection bid

  

  Brazil's Lower House will be considering a major pre-election package sponsored by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro which on Thursday was approved in the Senate with an overwhelming majority.