Politics

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Nicaraguan President to seek reelection with most opponents jailed

  

  After arresting most opposition leaders who could challenge him, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced Monday that he will run for a new term in office in the November 7 elections.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Brazil's Electoral Court wants Bolsonaro investigated for spreading fake news against ballot boxes

  

  Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) has asked the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) to launch a probe against President Jair Bolsonaro for his remarks regarding the reliability of the electronic voting system.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  IMF okays SDRs for countries beleaguered under the covid-19 pandemic

  

  The International Monetary Funda's (IMF) Board of Directors Monday approved the disbursement of SDRs for a total amount of US $ 650,000 million as a relief measure amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 22:01 UTC

  Vaccination mandatory in Argentine province of Jujuy

  

  The Argentine province of Jujuy is making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all civil servants effective Monday.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 13:47 UTC

  Community contagion of coronavirus Delta variant confirmed in Paraguay

  

  Paraguay's Health Ministry has confirmed six cases of the coronavirus Delta variant in patients with no recent travel history, it was reported.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina second worst Latam country in terms of foreign direct investment

  

  Argentina's poor performance in the 21st century when it comes down to direct foreign investment is only surpassed by that of Venezuela; it was reported Sunday by Infobae.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 08:13 UTC

  Paraguay stays “Ba1” according to Moody’s risk rating scale

  

  The risk assessment agency Moody's continued to give Paraguay a stable “Ba1” rating at the end of July, despite the current shaky coronavirus economic scenario.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:46 UTC

  Duque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque has called on Panama's authorities to find a negotiated solution to the crisis of migrants stranded at the border on their way to the United States.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:27 UTC

  Bolsonaro's “army” of followers show nationwide support to voting system reform in Brazil

  

  Scores of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in support of President Jair Bolsonaro's drive towards the approval of a paper ballot voting system for next year's elections.

• Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:10 UTC

  Uruguay's Labor Ministry ratifies vaccination not mandatory for workers

  

  Uruguay's Labor Ministry has announced employers shall not be allowed to demand a vaccination certificate when hiring workers, according to high-ranking officials quoted Sunday by the Montevideo daily El País.