Politics

• Friday, December 30th 2022 - 01:12 UTC

  Bolsonaro followers arrested in coup d'état probe

  

  At least eight raids were carried out Thursday and four followers of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro were arrested for their alleged involvement in a plot to prevent President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office this coming Sunday.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 19:37 UTC

  Brazil: Lula releases final list of future ministers

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday announced the last 16 names of the people who will join his cabinet after his Jan. 1 inauguration. Lula's third term in office will include a total of 37 ministries.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:52 UTC

  Uruguayan Senate passes social security reform on to Lower House

  

  Uruguay's Senate Wednesday approved each article in particular of the social security reform bill, which will now go to the Lower House for further deliberation.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Brazilian investigators find Bolsonaro committed incitement to crime

  

  Brazil's Federal Police (PF) has found evidence proving that President Jair Bolsonaro might have committed the crime of spreading false information about the Covid-19 pandemic when he linked the use of vaccines to the development of the AIDS virus

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Pacific Alliance in havoc; the group's summit re scheduled for second half of 2023

  

  The Pacific Alliance, the trade group made up of Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico is in havoc following the political and social situation in Peru, where president Pedro Castillo has been arrested following his attempt to close down congress.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  Guns banned in Brasilia during the taking office ceremony of Lula da Silva

  

  Brasilia is on high alert ahead of January first when the president-elect takes office. The Supreme Court has ruled that gun carrying in the Brazilian capital would be banned temporarily until after the swearing-in of Lula da Silva.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Bolivian opposition leader arrested in blitz operative and sent to La Paz

  

  The Bolivian police arrested the prominent opposition leader and governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho. Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed on Wednesday Camacho's detention on Twitter and said he would release more information later.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Scioli: Brazil once again Argentina's main trading partner

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil and former Vice President Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the importance of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory and how it will help consolidate trade between South America's two largest countries.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Uruguayan gov't wants to create national space agency

  

  The government of President Luis Lacalle Pou has drafted a bill to create the Uruguayan Space Agency, which would function as a decentralized agency under the competence of the head of state, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  First family of Afghan refugees arriving in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay is to welcome Thursday the first family of Afghan refugees, Así Nos Va from Montevideo's Radio Carve reported.