Politics

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 12:05 UTC

  Falklands publishes audited annual financial statements; underlines S&P Global A+ credit rating

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) published its annual financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2021. The statements have been reviewed by external auditors, Mazars LLP, who provided an unqualified and independent opinion that the documents present a true and fair view, and are free from material misstatement.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 11:43 UTC

  Falklands 2021 census preliminary figures: 2,887 people counted on Sunday night 10 October

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) announced on Tuesday its preliminary population figures from the 2021 census. Work to error-check and validate the census data received is ongoing, however, provisional data on high-level results are now available.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil's STF urges Bolsonaro to respect democratic institutions

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Luis Fux Tuesday demanded President Jair Bolsonaro to stop acting against democracy.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina's deal with IMF will get through Congress, House Speaker says

  

  Argentina's Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa Tuesday said the ruling Frente de Todos (Everybody's Front - FdT) remained united and guaranteed the recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will get through Congress.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Brazil: Guedes favors tax cuts to keep fuel affordable

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said it was “easier to eradicate poverty than to make gasoline cheaper.” He also raised the possibility of cutting diesel taxes but was against creating a buffer fund.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 23:23 UTC

  Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Peru's President once again needs to reshuffle cabinet following resignations

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been dealt a new blow less than a year after being sworn in following the resignation Monday of Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez citing high levels of corruption within the national government.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Bolivian Prosecutor says evidence proves Macri's help to Áñez

  

  Bolivia's Chief Prosecutor Wilfredo Chávez said documents proved the Argentine Government of former President Mauricio Macri was involved in topplig Evo Morales in 2019 on the alleged grounds of an electoral fraud which was never proven.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Repsol ordered to stop loading or unloading crude in Peru's Pacific waters

  

  Peruvian authorities Monday ordered Spanish oil company Repsol to stop loading and unloading crude oil on ships after a spill in January has caused a major environmental crisis in the Pacific Ocean off the province of Callao near Lima.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Latin America’s strong recovery is losing momentum, underscoring reform needs

  

  By Ilan Goldfain, Anna Ivanova and Jorge Roldos (*) – Governments will need to combine fighting inflation with structural policies that reignite growth.