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Montevideo, January 26th 2026 - 19:34 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:29 UTC

    Brazil's STF overturns “legitimate defense of honor” rationale

    Luís Roberto Barroso will become acting STF Chief Justice between July 1-16, it was announced

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Friday reached a decisive majority against the “legitimate defense of honor” argument filed by numerous counselors in femicides, it was reported. This rationale was particularly frequent in cases tried by a jury.

  • Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:21 UTC

    Former Uruguayan military officer convicted of 1977 murder of Communist militant

    Ferro had been extradited from Spain in 1977

    Retired Uruguayan Colonel Eduardo Ferro was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail for the July 21, 1977, disappearance and murder of Communist militant Óscar Tassino, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    US Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer unwilling to serve LGBTQ+ customers

    Web designing constitutes “speech” and as such is protected by the First Amendment, Gorsuch found

    The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Friday ruled in favor of a Colorado-born Christian web designer who refused to create same-sex wedding sites citing religious objections, it was reported in Washington DC.

  • Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 06:36 UTC

    A good friend of the Falklands and Overseas Territories resigns cabinet

    Ex Minister Zac Goldsmith on the eve of Falkland Island's Liberation Day in London

    A good friend of the Falkland Islands and strong supporter of British Overseas Territories, Minister Zac Goldsmith announced his resignation on Friday stating that the British government's apathy on the issue forced his to resign. In an acrimonious exchange,

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 16:15 UTC

    Brazilian Justice disqualifies Jair Bolsonaro for eight years due to abuse of power

    The TSE reached a 4-1 majority in favor of condemning Bolsonaro for having questioned the reliability of the electronic ballot box system with “false” information. Photo: Pilar Olivares / Reuters

    Brazilian magistrate Carmen Lúcia Antunes from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. This decision adds to the majority opinion in favor of stripping Bolsonaro of all his political rights for a period of eight years, effectively barring him from running for any elected office or holding positions in the public administration.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 11:03 UTC

    Setback for PM Sunak: Courts rejects policy deporting migrants to Rwanda

    The ruling is a blow to PM Rishi Sunak who backs the controversial plan to reduce the number of people arriving in UK on small boats across the English Channel.

    Three judges at the Court of Appeals in London ruled on Thursday that the UK government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda was unlawful as it cannot be treated as a safe third country.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

    Cuban footballers defect to US

    Roberney Caballero was among those who left the Cuban delegation while competing in the United States this week

    Four Cuban footballers have defected after their national team's debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, it was reported this week. “Roberney Caballero, Denilson Morales, Neisser Sandó, and Jassael Herrera left the delegation,” a local TV sportscaster was quoted as saying.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

    Petro says false positives were “the worst contemporary crime”

    Petro made these statements while his approval ratings are rapidly decreasing

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro stressed Thursday that the so-called “false positives” were “the worst contemporary crime.” He was referring to the more than 6,400 extrajudicial executions committed by federal troops supposedly fighting rebel guerrillas. Petro made those statements after eight military personnel admitted their participation in some of those executions.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    Argentina to pay the IMF with Chinese money

    Argentines will also be able to open bank accounts in yuan, the BCRA ruled

    Argentine authorities Thursday announced that ”the payment of 2.7 billion dollars to the IMF corresponding to the second quarter will be made, partly in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the Treasury and partly with yuan, without using Central Bank reserves.”

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Bolsonaro now 3-1 down at TSE

    If any of the three remaining judges votes against him, Bolsonaro would be disenfranchised for eight years and would therefore not be eligible to run in 2026

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was one vote short of disenfranchisement when the Superior Electoral Court adjourned Thursday's session with a score of 3-1 with three magistrates still to vote when the trial for abuse of power resumes Friday, Agencia Brasil reported.