Politics

• Wednesday, July 10th 2019 - 08:59 UTC

  Norway generous contributor to Brazil's Amazon Fund concerned with the rhythm of deforestation

  

  Norway has expressed alarm over accelerating the destruction of the Amazon and concern for the future of a Brazilian rainforest protection fund it has given US$ 1.2 billion to in the last decade. Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon soared more than 88% in June compared to the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 10:15 UTC

  Military parade and Malvinas Veterans march to celebrate Argentina's independence

  

  Some four thousand troops, including Malvinas Veterans will be marching this Tuesday in the posh district of Palermo in Buenos Aires, as part of the Independence Day celebrations. Last year the parade was cancelled because of budget problems.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 10:07 UTC

  Brazil ready for decisive voting on pension reform bill

  

  Brazilian House speaker Rodrigo Maia said over the weekend he expects the lower Congressional House to begin voting on the pension reform bill this Tuesday. After a meeting with Congressional leaders on Saturday in Brasilia, Maia said he will begin discussing the bill with party leaders on Monday and expects voting to begin late on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Moro considered releasing Odebrecht's bribes confession in Venezuela to harm president Maduro

  

  Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht's confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country's president Nicolas Maduro, The Intercept investigative website reported on Sunday.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  President Macri's reelection chances improving according to leading pollster

  

  President Mauricio Macri’s chances of winning Argentina’s election this year are improving as public sentiment climbs and the economy begins to find its footing after a currency crisis, according to Alejandro Catterberg, director of Poliarquia, one of the nation’s top pollsters.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Pacific Alliance plans a new bond to cover hydro-meteorological events

  

  Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru plan to work with the World Bank to launch a new bond to cover losses in the event of extreme weather, Peru's finance minister said.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

  

  Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro opinion polls rating seem to be stabilizing following a long sked

  

  Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is among the least popular since the country's return to democracy three decades ago, but his rating in a poll released on Monday showed his numbers stabilizing.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Bolsonaro involved in child labor controversy: “I've been working since I was eight-year-old”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, no stranger to controversy, sparked strong reaction by repeatedly defending the practice of child labor. “I've been working since I was eight years old... and today I am what I am,” the far-right leader said during his weekly live forum on Facebook.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 12:10 UTC

  Falklands' single constituency referendum questions

  

  The wording of the question for a referendum on whether the Falkland Islands should have a single constituency has been announced. The question will be as follows: ‘Should there be two constituencies, Stanley and Camp, or should there be one constituency for the whole of the Falkland Islands?