Politics

Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Uruguayan women stage 8M demonstrations and commemorations

Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse took center stage during the Women's Day demonstrations across Avenida 18 de Julio organized by 50 feminist collectives under the motto “against hunger and oppression”.
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine Women's Ministry an achievement of feminist struggles, Minister Mazzina says

Argentina's Minister of Women Ayelén Mazzina Wednesday warned that the opposition has long called for the closing of her office but celebrated it did not go beyond words, claiming that the agency's existence was a victory “in the heat of feminist struggles.”
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Machismo kills, says Argentine President

Argentine President Alberto Fernández said that “in its maximum expression, machismo kills” and saluted the feminist movement that had managed to bring gender issues to the center stage of political debate to fight “inequality.” Fernández also questioned the “lack of gender perspective in the Judiciary.”
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Argentina's cancellation of Córdoba-Mt. Pleasant route made official

The Argentine Government's decision to strike the authorization once granted to LATAM Brasil to serve Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands from Córdoba has been made official since it was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Women mobilize for their rights around the world: “it will take 300 years” to achieve equality

Thousands of women will take to the streets of the world Wednesday to denounce a global offensive against their rights and demand an end to discrimination and femicides, on the rise in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Argentine federal gov't gets involved in Rosario violence crisis

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced through a recorded message from the Olivos residence, that federal forces would be deployed to the Rosario area in an attempt to curb drug-trafficking-related violence. “Rosario needs us”, said the President.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday explained that many Argentines had decided to migrate and settle “across the pond” because his country was one that “generates certainty.”
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Chile's Interior Minister calls for citizen participation in new Constitutional reform effort

Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted the country's previous constitutional reform attempt was a failure and said she was aware that her country could not afford to let that happen again while underlining the importance of citizen participation.
Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 15:06 UTC
Uruguay-China’s FTA is “improving” at a slower pace, President Lacalle says

The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, referred to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. In an interview with the Argentine radio program “Alguien tiene que decirlo” (Radio Mitre), Lacalle stated that negotiations with Chinese authorities are “progressing”. However, the processes of the Asian country advance at a “slower” pace, the head of the South American Government said.
Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 10:48 UTC
Chile: Constitutional reform Admissibility Committee picks its authorities

Chile's Admissibility Technical Committee for Constitutional reform started functioning Monday in Santiago by picking its authorities. The body is made up of 14 representatives from different political parties who were appointed on Jan. 25.