Politics

• Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Posters of VP Villarruel rekindle feud with Milei

  

  Buenos Aires dawned Friday with posters of Vice President Victoria Villarruel apparently launching a political movement of her own, which further stirred the political momentum amid tensions between her and President Javier Milei. The phenomenon sparked a series of accusations as to who was behind the initiative, of which the Senate Speaker's Office denied any knowledge.

• Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil successfully completes first phase of Operation Potiguar

  

  Brazil's Air Force confirmed Friday the successful launch of an unmanned rocket into space. The unit was built with 100% national technology, it was also explained at the Barreira do Inferno Center in Parnamirim, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

  Lula and Orsi discuss Brazil-Uruguay ties at Planalto Palace

  

  Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi on Friday at the Planalto Palace to discuss the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) as well as other issues.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:06 UTC

  Falklands, upcoming visit to the Islands by next of kin of Argentine fallen soldiers

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that on Wednesday 04 December, a private charter is scheduled to arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport, carrying the next of kin of fallen Argentine soldiers during the 1982 conflict..

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 15:51 UTC

  Pepe Mujica criticizes Cristina Kirchner: “The old lady is at the head of Peronism screwing around”

  

  Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica has taken aim at prominent Latin American leaders, criticizing a lack of generational renewal in politics and authoritarian trends in the region. Speaking from his home in Montevideo, Mujica called out Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner, accusing her of clinging to power rather than transitioning into an advisory role. “There’s the old Cristina at the head of Peronism, instead of leaving room for new generations. How hard it is for her to let go of the cake!” Mujica quipped.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:57 UTC

  France's Parliament gives thumbs down to EU-Mercosur FTA

  

  France's Parliament was unusually united this week in rejecting the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), thus yielding to protests from local farmers who fear unfair competition. The Senate gave its thumbs down Thursday, just one day after the Lower House did the same by 484 votes against 70.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

  Orsi meeting Lula on first trip abroad after electoral win

  

  Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi is scheduled to meet Friday in Brasilia with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to discuss the future relationship between both countries after the Broad Front's (Frente Amplio - FA) candidate is inaugurated on March 1. Orsi defeated Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition in the Nov. 24 runoff and chose Brazil as his first destination abroad to launch his administration's diplomatic agenda.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Brazil's devaluation hits all-time high exchange rate

  

  The US dollar fell an iota short of crossing the R$ 6 barrier after measures announced by the Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva raised uneasiness in South America's largest country Thursday. The local currency has fallen 23.4% this year and 3.36% this week alone.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  Falklands: Responses to Equality and Discrimination survey

  

  The Falkland Islands Government would like to thank everyone who responded to the Community Views Survey on Equality and Discrimination in the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmakers meet the farming community

  

  Falkland Islands members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of Government Departments, and advisors are visiting Camp this weekend to meet the Farming community for a session of questions and answers.