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Montevideo, February 15th 2026 - 09:07 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 19:10 UTC

    Chile gives nod to pork imports from Brazilian State of Paraná

    Paraná is Brazil's third pork exporting State

    Chile has officially recognized the Brazilian State of Paraná as a region free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, allowing imports of pork from this area, it was announced Wednesday during President Gabriel Boric Font's visit to South America's largest country, and confirmed by Chile’s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela. Chile has also been reported to be negotiating meat imports from other Brazilian states, meeting its phytosanitary standards. In exchange, Brazil has opened its market to Chilean honey imports.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 18:49 UTC

    Convicted cardinal intends to join conclave to choose Francis' successor

    Becciu was the Vatican's number three for seven years

    Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, convicted of financial corruption and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, insists on participating in the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, despite being officially listed as a non-elector.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 18:39 UTC

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Earth Day message 2025

    We know the symptoms: devastating wildfires, floods and heat. Lives lost and livelihoods shattered.  

    Mother Earth is running a fever. Last year was the hottest ever recorded: the final blow in a decade of record heat.  We know what’s causing this sickness: the greenhouse gas emissions humanity is pumping into the atmosphere – overwhelmingly from burning fossil fuels.  

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    IMF revises region's growth downwards amid US tariff war

    The IMF adjusted its GDP growth forecast for Brazil downward for 2025 to 2.0% from 2.2%

    The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) April 2025 Global Economic Outlook, released Tuesday in Washington, revised global and regional economic forecasts downward due to the US-initiated trade war and associated uncertainties.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones

    Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano and José Mucio Monteiro agreed to join forces to tackle common challenges

    Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Brazilian counterpart (Ccopab) to enhance peacekeeping training, and another for academic cooperation between Chile’s National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) and the Brazilian Defense College (ESD) to advance research and training in security and defense.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Paraguayan health authorities tackle tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases

    The initiative involves experts from Paraguay, Brazil, and the PAHO

    Paraguay’s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a joint technical mission to strengthen the country’s response to HIV and tuberculosis, focusing on eliminating HIV, mother-to-child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis, hepatitis B, and Chagas disease, as well as managing advanced HIV, TB, and HIV/TB co-infection.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Lula and Boric highlight bilateral trade opportunities

    “Trade is about bringing people together,” Boric told Lula at th3e Business Forum

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Tuesday advocated for stronger trade relations between their countries at a Business Forum in Brasília. Lula encouraged Brazilian businesspeople to import more Chilean products to balance trade and emphasized fairness in business dealings.

  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 23:24 UTC

    Argentine Post uses interactive map mentioning Falklands and Stanley

    Among those most critical in this circumstance was former Malvinas Secretary Guillermo Carmona

    Argentina's Postal Service took heavy flak for using an interactive map on its website, where the South Atlantic Islands Argentina claims to own were referred to as Falklands (and not Malvinas) and its capital was Stanley (not Puerto Argentino), which drew criticism from a several surfers who spotted the Government's slip.

  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 20:04 UTC

    Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probe

    Jorge Wilson was imposed a 30-day arrest for his conduct in the investigation regarding the fudgy Cardama deal

    Senior Uruguayan Navy officers, including former Commander-in-Chief Jorge Wilson, were handed down arrest sanctions for their roles in purchasing two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from Spain's Cardama shipyard, a company with no experience in that type of unit, and was also facing financial hardships.

  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula and Xi to meet again next month at Sino-Celac Summit

    Lula will be flying to China from Russia's May 9 WWII Victory Day celebrations

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be travelling to China next month for the Summit between the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) between May 12 and 13, it was announced by the Planalto Palace. Lula's second official trip to China during his third term will follow his attendance at Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II.