Politics

Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Ties between Brazil and Argentina to remain despite ideological differences, FM says

Brazil intends to keep a good relationship with Argentina despite the ideological differences between the governments of Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told the Lower House's Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:48 UTC
Lula insists a ceasefire in Gaza is urgently needed

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday decried the “daily violation” of human rights by the Israeli forces in Gaza and called for a “permanent ceasefire”.
Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
US House to move on with Biden's impeachment process

The United States House of Representatives voted 221-212 strictly along party lines Wednesday to launch a preliminary probe into the possible causes for the impeachment of President Joseph Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced in Washington DC.
Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Milei's LLA gets to appoint 2nd in line to Casa Rosda lawmaker

President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Wednesday managed to get Senator Bartolomé Abdala from the province of San Luis elected Provisional Speaker of the Upper House. The lawmaker thus became second in line to the Casa Rosada behind Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who was praised for her political skills brokering a majority with no help from Peronism to garner 39 votes in favor of Abdala and 29 abstentions with no negative voices.
Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Argentina: Devaluation and austerity measures announced

Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo Tuesday admitted people would be worse off for a couple of months while announcing in a recorded message the new measures adopted by the administration of President Javier Milei to bounce back from the deep crisis.
Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
Spotify not leaving Uruguay after all

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday signed a regulatory decree regarding current regulations, which allows the music-streaming platform Spotify not to leave the country in February as previously announced.
Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Paraguay's growth projected at 3.8% for 2024

Paraguay's economy is expected to grow 3.8% in 2024, according to a report from the South American country's Central Bank (BCP) released Tuesday in Asunción. The document also pointed out it would be the highest economic growth in the region next year.
Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
PM Sunak convinces Parliament to approve his “Safety of Rwanda” bill

British PM Rishi Sunak and his 'stop the boats' policy managed a crucial vote when Parliament passed 313 to 269 on Tuesday the Safety of Rwanda bill, which intends to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.
Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Milei becomes first Argentine President to attend Hanukkah ceremony

While Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo's message describing the government's next measures was aired, President Javier Milei appeared at the República Oriental del Uruguay Square in Buenos Aires for the celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festivity.
Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Macri favors Mercosur single currency

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri said in Brazil he supported the idea of a single currency for all Mercosur countries because if the bloc was “serious” it needed “the same rules and the same currency, like the eurozone.”