Politics

Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason

Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country's claim to a disputed border area controlled by Guyana.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine markets end the week appeased but storm clouds persist

Argentine markets ended the week on a high after capital controls helped arrest a sharp plunge in the peso currency and local bond prices, but investors said the outlook remained shaky amid swirling political and financial uncertainty.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Bolsonaro calls for an outburst of flag colors on Independence Day to remind the world “Amazon is ours”

President Jair Bolsonaro has urged people to attend the September 7 Independence Day festivities dressed in green and yellow to “show the world” that “the Amazon is ours.”
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Ivanka Trump in Paraguay commits funds for women empowerment

Ivanka Trump met with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and female artisans on Friday as part of her tour of South America, announcing the commitment of an additional US$ 500 million for a fund to help women entrepreneurs in the region.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil's agribusiness joins the campaign to stop rainforest fires in the Amazon

The Brazilian Amazon is facing its worst spate of forest fires since 2010, with news of the destruction of the world's largest rainforest last month prompting global outcry and worries that it could hurt demand for the country's exports.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Super star Ronaldinho nominated as a Brazil ambassador for tourism

Despite being unable to leave Brazil, the former Barca star Ronaldinho has been unveiled as one of the country's new ambassadors for tourism. The 39-year-old, who won the 2002 World Cup with the Selecao, had his passport seizure upheld in May this year after failing to pay a fine relating to environmental damage.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Brazilian minister prepared to sell all “dysfunctional” state owned companies

Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said he will propose selling all the country’s state-owned companies because they are “dysfunctional” and should be privatized to improve the government’s finances.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Chile: Trade unions accuse the Piñera administration of repressive crackdown

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has joined its voice to the international condemnation of the Chilean government’s repressive crackdown of a demonstration in Santiago on Thursday. Trade unionists were among those targeted by police aggression and arrests in the aftermath of Thursday’s peaceful demonstration.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Alberto Fernandez pledges to honor debts as long as it doesn't harm Argentines

Argentina's likely next president, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay farmers gathered in Montevideo to protest against the government: clashes with the police

Horses, tractors and hundreds of rural producers from all over the country gathered in front of the Uruguay Parliament on Thursday to denounce the problems that the agricultural sector is experiencing and criticize the government for not listening to the proposals of the Un Solo Uruguay (One Uruguay) movement. The political, non-partisan movement brings together producers and actors of the rural environment and the interior of the country.