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Montevideo, July 7th 2025 - 17:19 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Uruguayan La Libertad Avanza fails to overcome first hurdle

    Montevideo's Electoral Court discarded many of the alleged endorsements over repetitions and irregularities

    The Uruguayan version of Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) failed to secure the 1,350 valid signatures required by Uruguay's Electoral Court to register as a political party, particularly after many signatures were ruled unacceptable. The group, led by Nicolás Quintana, has 20 days to gather additional signatures.

  • Friday, June 27th 2025 - 08:40 UTC

    Uruguay issues Swiss franc bonds for the first time

    This placement “reflects the confidence of investors in the institutional soundness of the country,” Oddone argued

    Uruguay issued sovereign bonds in Swiss francs for the first time Thursday, totaling 320 million (about US$400 million) to help finance a US$6 billion fiscal deficit in 2025. The bonds, with five- and ten-year terms, carry an average annual interest rate of 1.33%. Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone highlighted the favorable interest rates and noted that Uruguay was the only Latin American country currently issuing bonds in this currency, tapping into a market of high-quality investors.

  • Friday, June 27th 2025 - 08:30 UTC

    Argentine music legend Lalo Schifrin dies aged 93

    Schifrin was best known for his Mission: Impossible score, but authored dozens of other hits

    Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin, who authored the iconic Mission: Impossible theme and other film and TV scores, including Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror, The Sting II, and Mannix, died Thursday from pneumonia complications in Los Angeles, aged 93.

  • Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    “Most wanted” Ecuadorean gangster alias Fito captured

    Fito will be extradited to the United States, Noboa said

    Ecuadorean authorities confirmed Wednesday that José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” leader of the “Los Choneros” drug trafficking gang, who escaped from a Guayaquil prison in January 2024, has been recaptured.

  • Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Paraguayan Air Force receiving brand new aircraft this week

    There will be two other Super Tucanos pending delivery

    The first four Brazilian-built single-engined Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will arrive in Paraguay this Friday, flown by Paraguayan pilots, trained by the manufacturers, Paraguayan Air Force Chief, Gen. Julio Fullaondo, announced Wednesday.

  • Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Chilean president becomes first-time father

    Boric started dating Carrasco after splitting with former First Lady Irina Karamanos

    Violeta Boric Carrasco, daughter of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and his partner, environmental chemist and former professional basketball player Paula Carrasco, was born Wednesday evening at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile in Santiago, making the child the first ever born to a sitting president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo’s offspring in 1928 and 1930. The birth was confirmed after 11 pm local time.

  • Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Brazil: Voepass grounded permanently

    Voepass was found to no longer be trustworthy, hence the drastic measure

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) revoked the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Passaredo Transportes Aéreos, the main company in the Voepass group, after “serious and persistent flaws were identified in the company's Continuous Analysis and Supervision System,” Agencia Brasil reported. In addition, the company was fined R$570,400 (US$102,672).

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 19:54 UTC

    Argentina: Milei to suppress Civil Servants' Day off

    This measure is in line with this Government's conception of the State, Adorni explained

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei will be suppressing the June 27 Civil Servant Day off for the people of the sector, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Ceasefire agreed upon between Iran and Israel

    Both countries reported post-ceasefire hostilities and remain alert

    Iran and Israel agreed Tuesday to a US-brokered ceasefire, following nearly two weeks of escalating tit-for-tat strikes.

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Brazil's Senate okays quota for women on boards of directors

    Senator Leila Barros chaired the voting session, given her involvement in pushing for this bill

    Brazil's Senate Tuesday approved Bill (PL) 1.246/2021, providing for a 30% quota for women on the boards of directors of state-owned companies, including a specific portion for black women or women with disabilities. The document is now up for presidential enactment.