Politics

Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 21:56 UTC
Career diplomat Kralikas named head of Malvinas Islands Under Secretary

Career diplomat Maria Teresa Kralikas has been nominated head of the Malvinas Islands Under Secretary in the Argentine Foreign Ministry. Ms Kralikas is a lawyer and until now was one of the ministry's Under Secretariats.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 09:00 UTC
Don’t Blame Panama. Tax Evasion Is a Global Problem.

By Juan Carlos Varela (*) - The following was published by The New York Times in The Opinion Pages. DESPITE their name, the Panama Papers are not mainly about Panama. They are not even primarily concerned with Panamanian companies. The more than 11 million documents, illegally hacked and released last week relating to previously undisclosed “offshore” corporations, is roiling the world with revelations of the vulnerability for rampant abuse of legal financial structures by the wealthy.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 08:52 UTC
Temer's national unity message: a blooper or anticipation of pos-Rousseff Brazil

Brazil's vice president called for a government of national unity in a message that was released on Monday apparently by mistake, further complicating the political crisis and impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Hero's welcome for Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, where she faces first court investigation

Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez gave her a hero's welcome Monday night at a Buenos Aires metropolitan airport before she faces a court over her possible role in an alleged scheme to manipulate Argentina's currency.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 07:25 UTC
OAS calls for deep reforms in Peruvian electoral system, following Sundays vote

The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM/OAS) to the general elections in Peru presented on Monday its preliminary technical report on Sunday’s general election, in which it recommends a deep electoral reform, including the system of disqualification of candidates.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 07:15 UTC
Brazil's Lower House votes on Rousseff's impeachment next Sunday

A commission considering impeachment charges against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff voted on Monday 38 to 27 in favour of accepting them, which sends the question to the full lower house of Congress for a vote most probably next Sunday. The decision deals a blow to the beleaguered Brazilian president and complicates the country’s political situation.
Monday, April 11th 2016 - 07:03 UTC
Brazilians favor early elections if both Rousseff and Temer are impeached

A smaller majority of Brazilians favor the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff compared to last month, while more than half want her immediate successor to be impeached too, according to a survey released on Saturday by polling firm Datafolha.
Monday, April 11th 2016 - 06:46 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to be questioned in money laundering investigation; militants organizing support march

A Prosecutor decided on Saturday that former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must be included in a money laundering investigation following the testimony given by whistleblower Leonardo Fariña before Judge Sebastian Casanello on Friday.
Monday, April 11th 2016 - 06:31 UTC
Keiko Fujimori wins first presidential round in Peru, but polls anticipate she could lose the run-off

Fujimori, the conservative daughter of jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, won the first round of Peru's presidential election on Sunday but she will likely face center-right economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in a tight run-off. Exit polls and early official results showed Fujimori with close to 40% support, falling well short of the 50% needed for an outright victory.
Monday, April 11th 2016 - 06:05 UTC
ECLAC anticipates minus 1.9% contraction in economic activity this year in South America

Latin America and the Caribbean are forecast to have an average economic activity contraction of -0.6% during 2016, according to the latest release from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This new estimate reflects that the contraction experienced by regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015 (-0.5%) will extend to the current year.