Politics

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 14:53 UTC

  Brazil: internet providers will have to store domestic communications in the country

  

  Brazil may soon require global Internet service providers (ISPs) to store domestic communications data in the country in response to reports that the US widely spies on telephone and Internet traffic across Latin America.

• Sunday, July 14th 2013 - 23:53 UTC

  Argentina litigation with hedge funds; ‘US could end siding with Buenos Aires’ says Washington Post

  

  The United States Justice, Treasure and State Department officials met on Friday with lawyers both from Argentina and hedge funds that refused to accept the administrations of presidents Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez debt swaps, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 15:57 UTC

  Francis sweeping reforms to Vatican legal system include from child abuse to money laundering

  

  Pope Francis is introducing changes to the Vatican legal system and has announced reforms on laws governing child abuse to penalties for staff who leak confidential information. The latest overhaul of the Holy See comes after years of scandals which have damaged the image of the Catholic Church.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 15:49 UTC

  Chilean charismatic former student leader runs for Congress with the Communist party

  

  The charismatic leader of Chilean students’ massive protests for free and accessible education, Camila Vallejo launched this week her bid for Congress at the coming general elections next November with the Communist party.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 13:55 UTC

  UK confirms policy of no support for World Bank and IADB loans to Argentina

  

  UK Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening has confirmed that due to recent actions by the Argentine government she is no longer confident that further investments in Argentina would be consistent with the objectives she laid out in February this year, in an answer to a House of Commons Written Parliamentary Question.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 13:44 UTC

  Paraguay president elect demands Mercosur complies with International law

  

  Paraguay president-elect Horacio Cartes made public a strongly supported legal statement rejecting the decision to give the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur to Venezuela which was approved and confirmed on Friday at the group’s presidential summit in Montevideo, Uruguay.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 13:34 UTC

  Mercosur blasts EU countries over Morales incident and condemn US electronic surveillance

  

  Mercosur leaders agreed on Friday to call home for consultation their ambassadors to Spain, France, Italy and Portugal to protest last week's forced diversion of the Bolivian president's aircraft. They also strongly defended their right to offer asylum Friday, venting anger at claims of US spying in the region while intelligence leaker Edward Snowden's fate hangs in the balance.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 13:28 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez admits few European countries are a flying option for her

  

  President Cristina Fernandez revealed during the Mercosur summit in Uruguay on Friday that as a result of the judicial dispute between Argentina and the hedge funds, a few countries in Europe are not a flying option for her.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 02:24 UTC

  “Mercosur has closed its doors to Paraguay”, reacts Asuncion to the Venezuelan presidency of the group

  

  “Mercosur has closed its doors to Paraguay and it’s not good for Latinamerican integration”, was the first reaction from Asuncion after the group announced the presidency for Venezuela and lifting the suspension of Paraguay next 15 August.

• Friday, July 12th 2013 - 23:00 UTC

  Maduro pledges his priority as Mercosur chair is the full active return of Paraguay

  

  President Nicolas Maduro remembered former leader Hugo Chavez and pledged his main priority as president of Mercosur would be to ensure the quick return of Paraguay to the group. Maduro made the statement on Friday in Montevideo during the ceremony in which he received the official Mercosur presidency gavel from Uruguayan president Jose Mujica which means he will be holding the pro tempore chair for the next six months.