Politics

Monday, December 17th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Venezuelan FM says Brazil did invite Maduro over to Bolsonaro's inauguration

Venezuela Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza Sunday announced President Nicolás Maduro had been invited to the presidential inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro on January 1 in Brasilia.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Brazilian faith healer accused of raping 300 women has turned himself in

A Brazilian faith healer who was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women has turned himself in a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, local news media reported on Sunday.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Oil trader Trafigura ex officials face corruption charges in Brazil involving Petrobras

Brazilian prosecutors on Friday charged two former executives of oil trader Trafigura over allegations of paying at least US$ 1.5 million in bribes to employees of Petrobras. Prosecutors said in a statement that the charges against Mariano Marcondes Ferraz, a former Trafigura top executive, and Marcio Pinto Magalhaes, a country representative, were the first of many to come against the world’s largest oil traders.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Gay couples marry before Bolsonaro takes office on January first

About forty gay couples got married in downtown Sao Paulo on Saturday, tying the knot partly out of fear that the new administration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro could restrict same-sex marriage. Although his campaign did not express views against gay marriage, Bolsonaro's record of homophobic comments has caused alarm.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
Cristina Fernandez is back on stage and preparing for her presidential bid next October

Argentine ex-president and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is back on stage and looking to run in next October's presidential election, hopefully with a united opposition. Mandatory primaries in Argentina are only eight months away and several of her acolytes over the weekend and with her blessing announced she is prepared to run for the presidency.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Controversy in UK over a second Brexit referendum, proposed by ex PMs Tony Blair and John Major

Holding another referendum on the EU would “break faith with the British people”, Theresa May will warn MPs. Former PMs John Major and Tony Blair are among those urging a new referendum if MPs cannot agree on a way forward. But the prime minister will argue that it would do “irreparable damage to the integrity our politics” and would “likely leave us no further forward”.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:09 UTC
Argentina creates two marine protected areas in the South Atlantic

Argentina has officially created two large marine protected areas: the Yaganes Marine National Park, lying off of the country’s southern tip, and the Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank II Marine National Park in the South Atlantic. Together, the two parks cover a total area of about 98,000 square kilometres.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil launches first of four submarines constructed with French technology

The Brazilian Navy launched on Friday its first Brazilian-built Scorpène submarine, the Riachuelo. The ceremony took place at the Itaguaí Navy base in presence of current president Michel Temer and elected president Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 07:40 UTC
Brazil refutes Merkel's comments on Mercosur and Bolsonaro

Brazil’s outgoing Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said that Mercosur is ready to close a trade agreement with the European Union but it is being held up because the Europeans do not want to close a deal.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 00:59 UTC
Uruguay's “Live Without Fear” to hold constitutional reform plebiscite for harsher penal code

The Uruguayan “Live Without Fear” (Vivir Sin Miedo) campaign collected 376,427 signatures, way above the Electoral Court's threshold to force a a plebiscite on security matters in the next elections, Senator Jorge Larrañaga announced Saturday.