Politics

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Milei's campaign motorcade stoned by protesters

  

  President Javier Milei's motorcade was stoned Wednesday during a campaign rally in Lomas de Zamora, on the southern outskirts of the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), ahead of Sept. 7's midterm federal elections in Argentina's largest and most populous province.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Nisman case: Prosecutor and judge charged with negligence

  

  Former Argentine Prosecutor Viviana Fein and Judge Manuel De Campos have been charged with serious irregularities in their handling of the scene of former AMIA Prosecutor Alberto Nisman's death, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  More audios linking Karina Milei to Andis scandal leaked

  

  New audio recordings by former National Disability Agency (Andis) Director Diego Spagnuolo, accusing Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei of being involved in a corruption scheme, were released on Wednesday in Argentina by the streaming channel Carnaval.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

  Colombia and Guyana sign aerial defense MoU

  

  The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Colombian Ministry of National Defense signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in aerial surveillance and regional security.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Milei's trip next month to Paraguay announced

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Asunción, Guillermo Nielsen, announced Wednesday during a meeting with Senate Speaker Basilio “Bachi” Núñez that President Javier Milei would be visiting the neighboring country on Sept. 15 and 16.

• Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil's Senate passes bill against “adultification” of children online

  

  Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday the so-called bill against the “adultification” of children online, providing for the protection of minors in digital environments. The initiative already had the Lower House's nod and is now ready for enactment.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Interest rates soar in response to new BCRA rules

  

  Argentina's financial system is experiencing significant tension as a new reserve requirement scheme from the Central Bank (BCRA) forces financial institutions to drastically raise interest rates on fixed-term deposits. The average rate for a 30-day fixed-term deposit has jumped to 51.3%, a substantial increase from just a few weeks prior.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro under full-time surveillance

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes acquiesced to a suggestion from security authorities and allowed the Federal District's criminal police to monitor former President Jair Bolsonaro's home around the clock. Despite the electronic tracing anklet, the rightwing leader posed a flight risk, De Moraes was advised.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

  US revokes visa of Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski

  

  The US Government of Republican President Donald Trump has revoked the visa of Brazil's Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the move “irresponsible” and “unacceptable.”

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

  Valuable painting stolen by Nazis surfaces in Mar del Plata

  

  A centuries-old painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer by the Nazis during World War II wound up in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and it was discovered when realtors published images of a property for sale, where it was displayed by the heirs of a former German SS officer.