Politics

Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 10:12 UTC
Lower House deals Milei a heavy blow amid nationwide protests

Argentina's Lower House dealt a significant blow to President Javier Milei on Wednesday by overturning his vetoes on bills that would increase funding for public universities and pediatric hospitals. This action follows large protests in Buenos Aires and other cities nationwide, where thousands of students, teachers, and healthcare workers demonstrated against the Libertarian government's budget cuts.
Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 10:07 UTC
Bolsonaro discharged from hospital, goes back to house arrest

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Wednesday from the hospital after being admitted the day before for kidney problems, dehydration, and low blood pressure. Doctors also revealed that two skin lesions removed during a procedure on Sunday tested positive for an “early-stage” squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Unregulated overfishing in South Atlantic waters has predatory effects

A large fleet of Asian fishing vessels, primarily from China, is overfishing squid in unregulated international waters off the coast of Argentina, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 08:55 UTC
Falklands Election, how to stand for the Legislative Assembly

The Falkland Islands Government Legislative Assembly, made up of eight elected members, which holds full internal self-governance, with the power to legislate for the “peace, order and good government” of the islands under the Islands 2009 Constitution.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 20:20 UTC
Brazil's National Mining Agency Director arrested

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) arrested National Mining Agency (ANM) Director Caio Mário Trivellato Seabra Filho and former PF Director and current Director of Administration and Finance of the Geological Service of Brazil (SGB), Rodrigo de Melo Teixeira.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 20:04 UTC
Milei highlights contrast between Argentina's decline and Paraguay's progress

Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay's economic progress and highlighted the political alignment between the two countries.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 11:12 UTC
Falklands ‘bashing’, a listing Milei appeals to an old Argentine political habit

Last Friday following a negative electoral week for the government of Argentine president Javier Milei, which forced him to reshape his economic program, and open the tight purse of the budget, looking ahead to the midterm election in October, (and ahead of the arrival of the new British ambassador in Buenos Aires), the Falkland Islands, this time hydrocarbons development, were again the target of Argentine political frustration.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:15 UTC
Chile creates Prosecutor's Office to tackle transnational crime

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font signed into law on Tuesday the bill creating the Supra-Territorial Prosecutor's Office, designed to tackle organized crime and complex, transnational illicit activities more effectively.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:13 UTC
El Salvador: Bill passed allowing for seven years of pretrial detention

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has passed a law by 57 votes to 3, allowing individuals arrested under President Nayib Bukele's “war on gangs” to be held in prison for up to seven years without a trial.
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Milei and Peña stand for “Western values” at conservative event in Asunción

Argentine President Javier Milei defended his fiscal adjustment policies and “Western culture” in meetings with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Tuesday.