Politics

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 12:15 UTC

  US Senator introduced bill to extend trade benefits to Uruguay

  

  United States Senator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to extend US trade benefits to Uruguay. The move he says would increase pressure on Brazil to deepen commercial ties.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:43 UTC

  Extension of US trade embargo on Cuba, “disappoints” Brazil and Latinamerica

  

  President Barack Obama decision to extend for another twelve months the 47-year-long US trade embargo on Cuba has “disappointed” Brazil and Latinamerica” said President Lula da Silva’s main foreign policy advisors.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:29 UTC

  Lula da Silva supports unrestricted political campaigning in internet

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva came out strongly in support of Internet for political campaigning when the Senate is ready to vote a bill which establishes serious restrictions to such a communications tool.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:19 UTC

  Chavez regime holds at least 40 political prisoners claim human rights groups

  

  Venezuelan human rights organizations estimate the regime of President Hugo Chavez is holding at least 40 political prisoners and over 2.000 people have been sentenced for participating in rallies organized by the opposition to protest “Bolivarian revolution” legislation and initiatives.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:15 UTC

  Lula da Silva tells BBC: “rich countries to blame for the financial crisis”

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva has heavily criticised the “rich countries”, the G8 and other international bodies over the global economic crisis.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:12 UTC

  UK opinion poll suggests most voters feel “anyone” is better than PM Brown

  

  A United Kingdom public opinion poll has suggested nearly half of voters believe any Labour figure could do a better job as leader than Prime Minister Gordon Brown. According to a Populus survey for The Times, 48% think that “literally anyone” from within the party would be an improvement.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 07:48 UTC

  Britain could be forced to bail out offshore tax havens

  

  Britain could be forced to bail out one or more of its offshore tax havens at huge cost, according to early drafts of a Treasury report, because the economic crisis has wrecked their finances, according to The Guardian from London.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 07:23 UTC

  US taxman corners evaders hiding in foreign holdings

  

  Rich Americans who have evaded taxes by hiding their foreign holdings have about a week to decide whether to turn in to an Internal Revenue Service amnesty program or gamble that they will not be caught.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 06:59 UTC

  Britain, Spain and the sleeping giant Latin America

  

  UK Foreign Office Minister, Chris Bryant, addressed the Latin American Forum at Casa de America in Madrid on 14 September.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 12:02 UTC

  Bolivia invites Spanish companies to invest “as partners not as bosses”

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales said companies that respect the law and don’t “conspire” against the government are welcome in his country. Bolivia needs investors and partners rather than “bosses,” Morales told a conference of business leaders and politicians in Madrid.