Politics

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 22:01 UTC

  Campos' successor, Marina Silva represents a stronger challenger for Dilma

  

  The deceased Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, 49, was a former governor of the northeastern state of Pernambuco and belongs to a traditional family from the Brazilian political establishment.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 21:58 UTC

  Brazilian presidential candidate dies in air crash; three days national mourning

  

  Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, a contender to unseat President Dilma Rousseff in October elections, died Wednesday when his campaign jet crashed in the city of Santos, killing all seven people aboard.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 07:09 UTC

  Brazil admits EU/Mercosur deal stalled because of European concerns about agriculture

  

  Brazil's agricultural competitiveness is a concern to countries and trade blocks negotiating agreements with Brazil, according to ambassador Paulo Estivallet de Mesquita, head of the Economics Department of the country's Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE).

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:57 UTC

  “Homeland or Vultures” militants rally in support of Cristina Fernandez

  

  Thousands of Argentine pro government activists gathered at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires City, to express their support in favor of President Cristina Fernández stand against the so called holdouts (or 'vulture funds') as well as her continuity at the head of the Kirchnerite project.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:41 UTC

  Philip Morris prepared to sue the UK over plain packaging of cigarettes

  

  Philip Morris International, the world's largest tobacco company, is prepared to sue the British government should it implement a law requiring plain packaging of cigarettes, a document showed.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:08 UTC

  Argentine Church concerned with employment and redundancy conditions

  

  The Argentine Episcopal Conference expressed deep concern on Tuesday about employment, redundancies, closure of factories, as well as with crime and drugs. The Conference's standing committee met with delegates from the different regions to address the pastoral situation and later a review of socio-economic conditions.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:46 UTC

  Larishka sniffs 86.000 dollars from car heading of a ferry to Uruguay

  

  Agents working for Argentina's Federal Public Incomes Administration (AFIP), with a little help from Larishka the dog, found 86,500 dollars hidden by an Argentine who was trying to leave the country for Uruguay.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:28 UTC

  Finally Cristina Fernandez is on an official visit to Paraguay

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez arrived Tuesday evening to Paraguay to begin early Wednesday an official visit which has been delayed several times. Besides the usual agenda discussions and accords signing with her peer Horacio Cartes, the visit will also have a strong symbolism since the Argentine president will be formally returning to Paraguay furniture and other belongings from one of the country's most revered leaders, Francisco Solano Lopez.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 01:22 UTC

  FARC leader doubts the peace accord can be signed this year

  

  Colombia is unlikely to sign a peace accord with Marxist rebels this year as the remaining items on the negotiating agenda are complex and time consuming, FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño said.

• Tuesday, August 12th 2014 - 06:36 UTC

  Uruguay wants Unasur to reach a consensus position of Gaza Strip conflict

  

  Uruguay will ask fellow members at the Unasur summit to be held in Montevideo later in the month to discuss the Gaza Strip situation, said Foreign minister Luis Almagro who next week will be meeting a delegation from the Palestine Authority. Almagro and president Jose Mujica have been questioned for using the words 'genocide' and 'massacre' to describe the Israeli offensive in Gaza.