Politics

Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
“Falklands much closer to Brazil after the second flight”, UK ambassador

The British ambassador to Brazil, Vijay Rangarajan, this week said the second flight will bring the Falkland Islands closer to Brazil, describing it as a potential engine to help drive links between the two countries.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
“Tell president Fernandez that he count with the support of this president”, Trump tells Argentine ambassador

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez should be back in Buenos Aires on Friday following a European weeklong tour where he met the Pope and several leaders as part of his strategy to address the rescheduling of the country's foreign debt, which has the Argentine economy prostrated and with minimum chances of recovery if it has to meet capital and interest commitments.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine president preparing bill to legalize abortion

Argentina edged closer to legalizing abortion on Wednesday, as President Alberto Fernandez said he was preparing to send a Bill to Congress. In a speech to the Institute of Political Studies in France, the President said the measure would pay a “debt to democracy”.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Bolsonaro presents controversial bill opening indigenous lands mostly in the Amazon

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro introduced a controversial Bill that opens up indigenous lands, many of them in the Amazon, to mining, agricultural activities and hydraulic energy production. The conservative president described the measure, which still needs approval in Congress, as a “dream” while indigenous leaders have labelled it a “genocide Bill.”
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Falklands hosts the Red Ensign Group conference, ahead of upcoming IMO audit

Over fifty delegates from British territories and dependencies participated in the Red Ensign Group annual conference in the Falklands this week. The Red Ensign Group (*) brings together 13 shipping registers whose vessels are entitled to fly British merchant navy flag or Red Ensign. The group aims to ensure that quality standards in shipping are upheld across the territories whose ships fly the Red Ensign.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
China halves punitive tariffs on US$ 75 billion of US imports next week

China said on Thursday it will halve punitive tariffs on US$75 billion in US imports from Feb 14, a month after Beijing and Washington signed a truce in their long-running trade war.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
UK expanding fisheries protection to police territorial waters in a no-Brexit trade-deal scenario

The British government is hiring additional ships for the Royal Navy amid growing Brexit tensions - with reports as many as 24 extra boats could be drafted into service. The Times reports that “Ministers are getting ready to triple the number of boats in Britain’s fisheries protection squadron to police territorial waters in the event of a no-trade-deal Brexit”.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
Fishing subsidies battle at WTO speared by the US

The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still achieve multilateral deals.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:37 UTC
Brazil approves quarantine rules for nationals returning from China

Brazil's lower house of Congress late approved a bill laying out rules for the quarantine of Brazilian nationals returning from China who may be infected with coronavirus, as well as other measures to combat the disease. The measures will be in force as long as the public health emergency declared by the World Health Organization is in place.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Brazilian higher court for labor rules in favor of Uber: no employment relation between the company and drivers

A Brazilian higher court for labour ruled this week that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers, siding with the ride-hailing company against a Sao Paulo driver. The federal judge in Brasilia ruled against recognizing an employer-employee link, arguing that Uber drivers can disconnect at any time from the app and have a flexible work schedule.