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Montevideo, August 4th 2025 - 23:16 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:20 UTC

    Former Peruvian Presidential Secretary turns himself in

    Pacheco said he was willing “to collaborate with justice and tell the truth in all cases that are linked to me”

    Bruno Pacheco, the former Peruvian Presidential Secretary and one of the most wanted men in the country turned himself in Tuesday. He is under investigation in a series of corruption scandals for which the head of state Pedro Castillo Terrones has already been summoned to testify. He had been at large for over 100 days.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

    Uruguayan peacekeepers said to be OK after violence hits UN mission in Congo

    Three UN peacekeepers were killed in other clashes

    Uruguayan peacekeeping forces in Congo have been reported to be in good health after riots took place at the local UN headquarters where the South American troops are stationed.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina: Unofficial dollar falls after Batakis meets IMF Chief

    Georgieva postponed her vacation plans to meet with Batakis, it was reported

    The unofficial exchange rate between the US dollar (also known as “blue”) and the Argentina peso fell between AR$ 16 and 17 Monday after Economy Minister Silvina Batakis met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the World Bank agreed on a US$ 200 million loan to boost the country's coffers.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:51 UTC

    World Bank officials meet Batakis and confirm continued support for Argentina

    “Argentina values its long-term partnership with the World Bank for its financial and technical support,” said minister Silvina Batakis

    World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg met with Silvina Batakis, Minister of Economy. Mr. van Trotsenburg and Minister Batakis discussed the global impacts of inflation and the war in Ukraine and Argentina’s role in helping to ease the world’s food crisis as a major agricultural producer.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

    Petrobras output down in second quarter Bolsonaro confident his friend Putin will supply him with diesel fuel

    Petrobras’ hydrocarbons output stood at 2.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/day) in the second quarter, down 5% from the same period last year.

    Oil exports by Brazilian energy giant Petrobras fell by 28.5% in the second quarter of 2022, to 531,000 barrels per day (b/d), compared to the same period a year ago, the company said in its quarterly production and sales report. The news comes when the country is looking for cheaper opportunities to import diesel fuel from countries currently free of sanctions.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

    Lula's team wants Bolsonaro's party fined for improper ad spending

    Lula's team argued that the PL exceeded the expenses allowed for in the pre-campaign period. Photo: EFE

    A group of political parties supporting the candidacy of former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, Monday requested the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fine incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL) for what they considered was illegal campaign spending.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:23 UTC

    Chilean President pledges to improve new Constitution after it is approved

    Most polls forecast a reject vote would prevail in September's plebiscite, despite Boric's hopes

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Monday said that there was consensus among the ruling coalition to “improve” the new Constitution once the draft is approved through a plebiscite in September.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    New Argentine Ambassador welcomed in Caracas as full ties resumed

    The Maduro administration hailed President Fernández's decision to appoint Laborde as full ambassador to Caracas

    The Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro Monday welcomed Argentina's new ambassador Oscar Laborde, as full diplomatic ties between the two countries were resumed following a decision by the administration of former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) to join the so-called Lima Group which recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim head of state.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

    Argentine judge releases Emtrasur 747's cargo

    The judge is expected to allow the crew to leave the country Tuesday, according to local press reports

    Argentine Federal Judge Federico Villena Monday ordered the release of the cargo brought into the country aboard the Venezuelan-Iranian Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza International airport after the nature of the flight and the size of the crew rose suspicion.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

    Daunting challenges for the reformed Colombia Petro pledged

    Colombia is battling with the highest public debt in its history at 65% of GDP, while annual inflation has risen to 9.6%

    President-elect Gustavo Petro won on the promise to bring deep social, economic and political change in Colombia, but challenges are daunting. Currently the country's GDP is estimated by OECD to grow 6,1% as a result of a post-pandemic consumption boost and international demand for fossil fuels because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.