Politics

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 02:54 UTC

  Brazilian president-elect plans to maintain central bank’s “operational autonomy”

  

  Brazil’s President-elect Dilma Rousseff plans to maintain the central bank’s operational autonomy and also will keep the position of central bank president as a Cabinet-level post, according to reliable sources close to the leader.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 20:45 UTC

  Bolivia rejects US warning and will have dealings with whomever it wishes

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales delivered a blunt reply on Monday to visiting US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates's warning about dealings with Iran, saying Bolivia will ally with whomever it wants.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 19:14 UTC

  Trade among Latinamerican countries expected to increase 22% in 2010

  

  Trade among Latinamerican countries is expected to increase 22% during 2010, which is higher than forecasted, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal. This follows a drop of 0.9% in 2009 when the full impact of the global crisis.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 04:11 UTC

  EU/Mercosur trade agreement still far away, say Spanish analysts

  

  The European Union Mercosur trade agreement is still far from becoming a reality and the coming Ibero-American summit in Mar del Plata early December is not expected to signal any significant achievement in this field, according to Spanish political analysts who anticipate some advances towards the end of next year.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 04:09 UTC

  EU and the US pledge to reach a deal on the Doha trade negotiations next year

  

  European Union leaders and President Barack Obama over the weekend made a point of stressing EU/US close ties after a low-key summit in Lisbon ended with a pledge to push for a deal in the Doha trade negotiation next year.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 00:12 UTC

  Brazilian navy plans a fleet of 20 subs, six nuclear powered

  

  The Brazilian navy is planning to build and incorporate in the next decades a fleet of six nuclear powered and 20 conventional submersibles (15 new and five refurbished), making it the most dissuasive fleet of South America.

• 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.