Politics

• Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 00:47 UTC

  Albania appoints AI minister to handle tenders

  

  Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed a new “minister” created with artificial intelligence to manage public tenders. Named Diella, or “sun” in Albanian, the AI-powered official is a virtual entity whose role is to eliminate human involvement in the bidding process to avoid further corruption scandals.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 19:55 UTC

  Peru's Congress shelves complaint against Boluarte

  

  Peru's one-House Congress has voted to shelve a constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte regarding the deaths and injuries during protests following the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo in December 2022.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in jail

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for his role in a coup plot following the 2022 elections. The ruling was handed down by a solid 4-1 majority after Chamber Chairman Cristiano Zanin cast the final vote.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Mercosur-UAE FTA 80% through

  

  The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña announced on Thursday that the ongoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) were full steam ahead.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentine VP posts cryptic entry on social media after Bolsonaro's sentencing

  

  Following the conviction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel posted a message on social media stating, “It is disturbing that in America, democratically elected presidents end up in prison.”

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  First batch of Argentine deportees from US back home

  

  Not so long ago, Argentines were hoping to be allowed back into the United States' visa waiver program. Then, some procedural glitch froze the initiative until further notice. On Thursday, the first batch of Argentine deportees arrived at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport as a result of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro's sentence prompts mixed reactions

  

  The conviction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup has drawn strong reactions from Latin American leaders, highlighting a regional divide over the verdict.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

  Presence of US Marines in Uruguay sparks controversy

  

  Uruguay's Defense Minister Sandra Lazo engaged in a controversy with opposition Senator Javier García over the entry into the South American country of a group of six US Marines.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 20:21 UTC

  Brazil: STF reaches decisive 3-1 score to convict Bolsonaro and his allies

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) achieved on Thursday an unsurmountable 3-1 score to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants in the so-called “Coup d'état” case following the Jan. 8, 2023, riots at the headquarters of all three branches of Government in Brasilia.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

  Milei has been working daily from Casa Rosada since Sunday's defeat

  

  In an attempt to portray a Government going about its business as usual following last Sunday's electoral defeat in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentine President Javier Milei shifted his routine from the Olivos Residence to Casa Rosada for four consecutive days as of Thursday.