MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[FIFA opens proceedings against three Argentine players, an assistant coach and Gavi]]> The charges concerning allegedly discriminatory conduct are open allegations pending a ruling and have not been established FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday opened disciplinary proceedings against three Argentine footballers, a member of the national team's coaching staff and Spain's Gavi over incidents that followed the 2026 World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei and Fujimori meet in Lima and agree to strengthen economic and security cooperation]]> Argentine President Javier Milei met on Tuesday in Lima with Peru's President Keiko Fujimori in a bilateral encounter held at the Torre Tagle Palace, headquarters of Peru's foreign ministry, hours before the handover ceremony. It was the first official contact between the two leaders.

]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:54:00 GMT <![CDATA[“Who is that guy?”: Lula's response to Milei's remarks in São Paulo]]> The remarks led to the sharpest diplomatic response between the two countries in years Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed for the first time the remarks made against him by Argentine President Javier Milei, with a brief and ironic response that avoided escalating the controversy. Asked by reporters while preparing to receive South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, he replied: “Who is that guy?”

]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei announces Starlink deal to bring satellite internet to 6,000 rural schools]]> At the time of the announcement, neither the text of the agreement nor any public statement from the company about its terms had been released Argentine President Javier Milei announced an agreement between the National Communications Agency (Enacom) and Starlink to provide satellite connectivity to 6,000 rural schools that currently have poor internet access or no connection at all. The announcement was made on Sunday during the main event of the 138th International Livestock, Agriculture and Industry Exhibition in Buenos Aires.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[IMF chief says Argentina is in "a strong position" despite missing its fiscal target]]> It is Georgieva's first visit to the country since taking over the institution in 2019 and the first by a top IMF official to Buenos Aires in eight years International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday endorsed the economic program of Javier Milei's government during a visit to Buenos Aires and ruled out that the country will need additional financing from the institution next year, when presidential elections are due. "Argentina today is in a strong position," she said at a press conference alongside Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:59:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mercosur's two largest partners in their worst diplomatic crisis as Brazil recalls its envoy]]> Milei defended his government's alignment with the United States and Israel and again criticized Brazil's judiciary for barring him from visiting Jair Bolsonaro Brazil on Sunday recalled its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, for consultations and summoned Argentina's ambassador in Brasília, Daniel Raimondi, to provide explanations at the Foreign Ministry, in the sharpest diplomatic response between the two countries in years. The measures, taken by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, follow the speech Argentine President Javier Milei delivered on Saturday in São Paulo at the convention that formalized Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:14:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cristina Kirchner expands her international legal team to take the Vialidad case abroad]]> The legal team is weighing two possible routes Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has added Brazilian jurist Rafael Valim to the team preparing a filing before international bodies to challenge her conviction in the Vialidad case, according to sources close to her cited by the Argentine press. Those sources did not specify when he will begin working or what the first procedural steps will be, and the information has not been officially confirmed by her defense.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:16:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy, drawing a rebuke from Brazil's governing party]]> Milei said Brazil faces what he called a “Lula risk” and argued the country is heading toward a debt crisis for lack of fiscal adjustment Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday endorsed the presidential candidacy of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro at the Liberal Party (PL) National Convention in São Paulo, in a speech with sharp criticism of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that drew rejection from Brazil's governing party and a response from the judiciary.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:24:00 GMT <![CDATA["Brazil bows to no one": the official reaction to Milei's speech in São Paulo]]> STF President Luiz Edson Fachin signed a note on behalf of the court describing Milei's remarks as a “disrespectful reference” to a justice of the country's highest court Brazil's government and the leadership of its judiciary responded on Saturday to the speech by Argentine President Javier Milei at the convention that formalized Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy, in which he sharply criticized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and disparaged a Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs cuts Argentina's growth forecast to 2.7% and looks ahead to the elections]]> Despite the revision, the bank considered that the economy is “expanding at a moderate pace” and maintained a favorable assessment of several aspects of the economic program Goldman Sachs lowered its growth forecast for Argentina's economy in 2026 from 3% to 2.7% and anticipated a possible contraction in activity during the second quarter, according to a report by the bank. The institution also said economic performance will increasingly be assessed against the presidential elections of October 2027.

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