Politics

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:57 UTC

  Argentina: Human Rights groups commemorate 24M at Plaza de Mayo

  

  Human rights and leftwing militants convened Friday at Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the last military coup d'état in the country and to insist that “Never Again” should democracy be taken away from Argentines.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  XXVIII Ibero-American Summit focused on economic recovery

  

  Heads of State and Government convened in Santo Domingo for the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit which is focused on post Covid-19 pandemic economic recovery in a world hit by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Former Brazilian President Rousseff to chair BRICS Bank

  

  Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been elected Friday to head the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank to replace Marcos Troyjo, who had held the post since July 2020. Rousseff will remain at the helm of the Shanghai-based financial institution until the end of Brazil's mandate in July 2025. Each BRICS country (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) chairs the bank for rotating five-year terms. She will take office later next week during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's visit.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Lula reschedules departure for China after pneumonia diagnosis

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva postponed his departure for China after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Bolsonaro returning to Brazil on March 30

  

  Former President Jair Bolsonaro will be returning to Brazil on March 30 after leaving the country in late December even before completing his 4-year term as head of state, in a move to avoid attending current President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's Jan. 1 inauguration, it was announced.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Lugo back in Asunción; Paraguay eager to know whom he will endorse

  

  Former Paraguayan President and current Senator Fernando Lugo returned to Asunción Friday on a private flight after eight months of medical treatment in Buenos Aires for a brain stroke. Little over a month before the April 30 elections, opposition politicians still wonder whom the former Catholic bishop will favor: former Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo (New Republic) or Efraín Alegre (National Concertation)

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Strike in UK: Important information for British passport holders

  

  The Customs & Immigration Service would like to inform the public that a strike is planned by staff of the UK Passport Office for five weeks between 3 April to 5 May in England, Scotland and Wales – in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions. A quarter of the Passport Office’s 4000 employees are expected to take part in the strike.

• Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  IMF explores possible political scenarios with Uruguayan presidential candidates

  

  The annual monitoring mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded its nearly two-week visit to Montevideo, providing a positive assessment of Uruguay's economy and the government's reform efforts. However, the mission also gauged the pulse of Uruguay's political landscape ahead of the 2024 elections, weekly newspaper Búsqueda informed.

• Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  At least 13 dead in Brazilian favela police raid

  

  At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela (shantytown) located in Rio de Janeiro seeking to capture members of the so-called Comando Vermelho (Red Command) outlaw group.

• Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Chile's Senate agrees to cut down number of working hours

  

  Chile's Senate passed a bill cutting down the number of working hours from 45 to a maximum of 40 per week. If ratified by the Lower House, the new scheme will be applied gradually over a period of five years.