Politics

Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:21 UTC
Brazil commemorates Black Consciousness Day recalling fugitive slaves’ leader

Hundreds of cities, towns and villages throughout Brazil commemorated Saturday Black Consciousness Day with different festivities and cultural activities. Brazil is considered the second Black Country in the world behind Nigeria, with 75.8 million African-Brazilians and is still exposed to the consequences of racial discrimination.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:09 UTC
Garré claims Malvinas sovereignty during ceremony at South African vessel

Argentina claimed sovereignty over the Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands and criticized UK’s unilateral actions in fisheries and hydrocarbons during the signing on Saturday of a defence cooperation and development agreement with South Africa.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:08 UTC
Argentina/South Africa sign wide ranging defense development agreement

Argentina and South Africa signed on Saturday on board a South African navy vessel docked in Buenos Aires a wide ranging agreement on defense development and military co-operation.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:03 UTC
Brazil recognizes Argentine sovereignty over South Georgia and South Sandwich islands

Brazil has always recognized Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands but was reluctant to include South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands however that is over, according to a top official from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 21:01 UTC
Mujica praises Argentina/Uruguay common past; calls for an end to ‘ports’ war’

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica underlined the strong common links going back to the birth of Argentina and Uruguay and called for an end to the “ports’ war” (Montevideo vs Buenos Aires) a rivalry born when the two countries were provinces of the colonial Spanish empire.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 03:15 UTC
Argentine economic activity expands strongly in September but at slower pace

Argentina's economy activity expanded strongly in September but at a slower pace than in previous months, according to a Friday release from the country’s Statistics Office, Indec.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 02:37 UTC
CFK ratifies economic model based on defence of Argentine production and jobs

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) ratified the current economic development model with strong government intervention and supported her position with the latest data on unemployment and growth.
Friday, November 19th 2010 - 16:14 UTC
Guerrilla Dilma gathered information for bank hold-ups in the sixties

Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff gathered information and advised guerrilla groups bank hold-ups in the sixties when the country was ruled by a military dictatorship according to reports published Friday in O’Globo media group.
Friday, November 19th 2010 - 16:01 UTC
Brazilian central bank chief steps down from president-elect Rousseff’s team

Brazilian central bank president Henrique Meirelles will not accept any invitation to remain as head of the bank unless president-elect Dilma Rousseff gives him full guarantees of “absolute autonomy” in running the institution. He also rejects the idea of holding on the job during the first quarter of 2011 until a definitive successor is named.
Friday, November 19th 2010 - 05:11 UTC
Venezuelan economy recovering but“15% devaluation” expected in 2011

Venezuela may formally devalue its currency “at least” 15% in early 2011, Barclays Capital said in a report sent via e-mail, changing its position after meetings with Finance Ministry and central bank officials in Caracas.