Politics

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Brazil prepares to celebrate 200 years of independence with the embalmed heart of its first emperor

  

  The embalmed heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, has arrived in the capital Brasilia to mark 200 years of independence from Portugal to be celebrated next 7 September. The heart, which lies preserved in a flask filled with formaldehyde, was flown on board a military plane from Portugal.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Prosecutor's Office requests 12 years in prison for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

  

  Argentine prosecutors on Monday requested a 12-year prison sentence and perpetual political disqualification for Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption in the bidding of works when she was president (2007-2015), an accusation that her supporters consider a persecution.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Colombian Attorney General lifts arrest warrants against ELN brass

  

  Colombia's Office of the Attorney General has confirmed it would lift all arrest warrants on National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, following President Gustavo Petro's instructions.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 18:27 UTC

  Petro tells Colombian armed forces to be ready to become an “army of peace”

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro instructed military and police officers to get ready for the transformation he intends to lead, which includes seeking peace through dialogue with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:32 UTC

  Fuel goes up at pumps in Argentina, but below inflation

  

  Argentina's state-run oil company increased the price of fuel at pumps by 7.5% on average Sunday but it remained well below figures in neighboring cities abroad. The accumulated devaluation since the last naphtha adjustment is 16%.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:39 UTC

  Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands

  

  It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects ”the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:00 UTC

  Iran asks Argentina to allow the departure of Iranians from Venezuela’s Emtrasur aircraft

  

  The Iranian government urged on Monday that Argentina must allow five Iranians who were part of the crew of a Venezuelan plane held in Buenos Aires to leave its territory.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Massa appoints Argentina's new Secretary of Economic Programming

  

  Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa, who is not an economist himself despite having been entrusted with what used to be 3 Ministries (Economy, Agriculture and Production) Sunday confirmed through social media Gabriel Rubinstein would be joining his team as Secretary of Economic Programming.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Malvinas Question incursion to Brazil: Carmona returns with the book, “Brazil and the Malvinas war: between two fires”

  

  The Malvinas Question, Antarctica and Oceans Cooperation, and the revitalization of the Peace and Cooperation Zone in the South Atlantic, ZPCAS, forum were the main points of the agenda addressed by Argentina's special secretary on Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona during his four-day visit to Brazil.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Peru tops list of food insecure countries in the region

  

  Peru has been singled out as the country with the highest rates in South America of people living under food insecurity, it was reported.