Brazil maneuvering to resume chicken exports to Europe
Friday, July 11,2025,19:37
Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro held a videoconference with EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, this week to discuss lifting restrictions on the Brazilian chicken meat exports imposed after an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a commercial farm in Montenegro, Río Grande do Sul, in May. .. read more..
Bolivia deploys door-to-door measles vaccination teams
Friday, July 11,2025,19:17
Bolivian authorities, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched a door-to-door vaccination campaign this week to curb the measles outbreak, of which so far 98 cases have been confirmed. .. read more..
Rio de Janeiro seeks to become Brics diplomatic hub with headquarters proposal
Friday, July 11,2025,17:32
Rio de Janeiro is seeking to be home to the permanent headquarters of Brics, the economic bloc of emerging nations that currently has no official base of operations. Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, delivered a letter of intent to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the Brics 2025 summit held at the city’s Museum of Modern Art earlier this week. Founded in 2009, Brics – whose membership now includes Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South... .. read more..
Brazil to look elsewhere in light of Trump's tariffs
Friday, July 11,2025,10:55
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) has been entrusted with seeking new markets to replace placements that may be affected by US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs, in a move to minimize the measure's impact, Minister Carlos Fávaro confirmed Thursday. .. read more..
Bolsonaro respects and admires Trump's government
Friday, July 11,2025,10:23
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his "respect and admiration for the United States Government" after Wednesday's announcement that all Brazilian exports would be slapped with a 50% tariff. The retired Army captain insisted that he took the news "with a sense of responsibility." .. read more..
Nobel laureate claims Trump's tariffs on Brazil politically motivated
Friday, July 11,2025,10:12
American Economist Paul Krugman, a New Keynesian expert who once received the Nobel Prize, has been heavily critical of President Donald Trump, saying that the Republican leader was “evil and megalomaniacal” after the 50% tariffs imposed on all Brazilian products and insisted the measure reverberated in his own country. .. read more..
Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández indicted in Insurance Scandal
Friday, July 11,2025,10:10
Buenos Aires City Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello Thursday indicted former Argentine President Alberto Fernández in the so-called “Insurance Case” for “negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public office.” In addition, Fernández was imposed a hefty fine. Casanello also indicted businessman Héctor Martínez Sosa and his wife, María Cantero, Fernández's longtime secretary. .. read more..
Paraguay reviews options regarding refueling along Paraná Waterway
Friday, July 11,2025,10:02
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry and private sector associations regarding fuel bunkering operations at kilometer 171 of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway started a round of discussions Thursday in Asunción after Argentina's customs authority announced a potential suspension of these operations. .. read more..
Brazil works to develop response to Trump tariff hike
Thursday, July 10,2025,20:18
Brazil scrambled to craft a measured but strong response to US President Donald Trump’s surprise tariff hike on Thursday in hopes of shielding key industries, while analysts predicted the tariffs would drive the country closer to China. Trump sent a letter to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday confirming that Brazilian exports would face 50 per cent duty starting August 1. He claimed the measure would punish what he called “unfair trade barriers” and political “persecution” of... .. read more..
Brazil plans retaliation to Trump tariffs as analysts warn of growing China ties
Thursday, July 10,2025,20:18
Brazil scrambled to craft a measured but strong response to US President Donald Trump’s surprise tariff hike on Thursday in hopes of shielding key industries, while analysts predicted the tariffs would drive the country closer to China. Trump sent a letter to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday confirming that Brazilian exports would face 50 per cent duty starting August 1. He claimed the measure would punish what he called “unfair trade barriers” and political “persecution” of... .. read more..
Brazil plans retaliation to Trump tariffs as analysts predict growing China ties
Thursday, July 10,2025,20:18
Brazil scrambled to craft a measured but strong response to US President Donald Trump’s surprise tariff hike on Thursday in hopes of shielding key industries, while analysts predicted the tariffs would drive the country closer to China. Trump sent a letter to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday confirming that Brazilian exports would face 50 per cent duty starting August 1. He claimed the measure would punish what he called “unfair trade barriers” and political “persecution” of... .. read more..
CFK questions Argentina's Independence if subjected to IMF rules
Thursday, July 10,2025,10:59
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) warned that her country was facing a "real structural problem," not merely an adjustment or crisis. In a recorded message from the apartment where she is serving a six-year prison sentence for corruption under house arrest played to her followers at the nearby Parque Lezama, she urged Peronists to "defend independence" and seek electoral support to regain power. .. read more..
Milei’s La Libertad Avanza and PRO announce Buenos Aires Province alliance
Thursday, July 10,2025,10:58
Former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana (PRO) announced Wednesday an electoral alliance with Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) for the Sept. 7 mid-term elections in the province of Buenos Aires, the country's largest electoral district. .. read more..
Villarruel leads Independence Day celebrations amid Milei’s absence
Thursday, July 10,2025,10:54
While President Javier Milei could not attend the main Independence Day celebrations in Tucumán, citing poor visibility affecting flights, Vice President Victoria Villarruel managed to travel to the city where the declaration was signed 209 years ago. "How could I not be here?" she said. .. read more..
Lula publishes strong reply to Trump's statements
Thursday, July 10,2025,10:47
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not remain silent after Wednesday's letter from his US colleague Donald Trump and published an open reply on X, both in Portuguese and in English: .. read more..
Orsi's participation at BRICS Summit a success
Thursday, July 10,2025,09:07
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi returned Wednesday from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, achieving significant diplomatic successes. Notably, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended a formal invitation for Uruguay to attend the upcoming G-20 summit. Additionally, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed plans to establish an Indian embassy in Uruguay. .. read more..
Trump Sends Lula A Letter Imposing 50% Tariffs, Calls Bolsonaro Trial A 'Witc...
Thursday, July 10,2025,01:59
Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro was “a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY,” while accusing the nation of “insidious attacks on Free Elections,” which prompted the punitive trade measure. The letter further accused Brazil's Supreme Court of issuing “hundreds of SECRET and UNLAWFUL Censorship Orders to U.S. Social Media platforms,” threatening free speech ... .. read more..
Dead whale found north of Buenos Aires City
Wednesday, July 9,2025,21:06
A dead whale was found a few meters from the shore in Vicente López, on the northern outskirts of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fisherman spotted the animal, believed to be a young calf, near kilometer 18 of the coastal channel in La Lucila and reported it to the Coast Guard (PNA), which, together with Civil Defense and local Police, established a security perimeter around it. The whale had its fins facing upward. .. read more..
Progressive leaders' Summit in Santiago announced
Wednesday, July 9,2025,10:55
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font will host a "High-Level Meeting Democracy Forever" Summit on July 21 at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago with fellow progressive Presidents Yamandú Orsi (Uruguay), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), and Gustavo Petro (Colombia), in addition to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. .. read more..
Milei cancels trip to Tucumán for Independence Day celebrations
Wednesday, July 9,2025,09:49
President Javier Milei canceled his planned trip to Tucumán due to adverse weather conditions disrupting flights nationwide. This decision also came amidst reports of low confirmed attendance from provincial governors, with only a handful planning to join the Argentine Independence Day ceremony where the declaration was signed on July 9, 1816. .. read more..
Peru to open new archaeological site this coming weekend
Wednesday, July 9,2025,09:33
Peru is to unveil the new archaeological site of El Peñico next Saturday. The 3,800-year-old city northwest of Lima was founded between 1800 and 1500 BC and is about 12 kilometers from the Sacred City of Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas. It has been renamed the “City of Integration of the Supe Valley.” .. read more..
Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility
Wednesday, July 9,2025,09:20
Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the studies for the construction of a railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would bring South America's largest country closer to the Asian giant trade-wise. .. read more..
No presidential candidacy for Evo Morales possible
Wednesday, July 9,2025,09:09
Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) rejected on Tuesday all requests from supporters of former President Evo Morales, confirming that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming August 17 presidential elections. .. read more..
Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation
Wednesday, July 9,2025,09:07
The 49th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) concluded Tuesday in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with a strong commitment to accelerating regional integration, strengthening South-South cooperation, and building a more secure and resilient future. .. read more..
Evistas split between those loyal to the former president and those endorsing...
Wednesday, July 9,2025,08:15
Followers of former Bolivian President Evo Morales are split between those who will endorse the candidacy of his former proegé Andrónico Rodríguez and those who find the latter a traitor and would rather cast a null vote in next month's elections if Morales himself is not allowed to run, which he should not after srving more than the constitutional limit on mandates. .. read more..
Trump announces 50% tariff on copper - concern mounts in Chile
Tuesday, July 8,2025,22:22
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a 50% tariff on copper imports and stated he was considering a 200% tariff on pharmaceutical products if manufacturers do not move their operations to the United States. These announcements were made during a cabinet meeting, though no official executive order has yet been published on the White House website. .. read more..
Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project
Tuesday, July 8,2025,22:05
Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental railway that could reshape South America’s trade routes by connecting Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific Ocean port of Chancay. The memorandum of understanding was signed between Infra S.A., the Brazilian state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Transport, and the China Railway Economic and Planning Research Institute, part of China State Railway Group. The plan outlines a railway of about 4,500... .. read more..
Rosa Villavicencio becomes Colombia's acting FM
Tuesday, July 8,2025,21:57
Following the resignation of Laura Sarabia, Deputy Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio has been promoted to acting Foreign Minister of Colombia, taking office on Tuesday. .. read more..
‘No extensions’: Trump locks in August 1 deadline for US tariffs
Tuesday, July 8,2025,16:00
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would officially extend until August 1 his declared deadline to impose “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of economic partners, indicating that this time he really meant it. The move keeps Trump’s negotiating leverage at a boil even as it imposes additional uncertainty on the global economy amid new fears of a trade war. The postponement of a deadline Trump had originally said would be Wednesday came as the “90 deals in 90 days” that his administration... .. read more..
In global survey, US cited more often than China as greatest ally and threat
Tuesday, July 8,2025,15:54
A new survey of citizens in 25 middle- and high-income countries has found that the US is more likely than China to be seen as their most important ally – and their greatest threat. In the survey it released on Tuesday, the Pew Research Centre polled nearly 40,000 adults from the world’s six populated continents – including those in the US and the four Asian nations of India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea – between January 8 and April 26. Respondents were not given a list of countries from... .. read more..
Falklands, Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina,...
Tuesday, July 8,2025,10:54
United States top brass worries about the South Atlantic. It is a jumping-off point for Antarctica, where Russia and China boast 15 bases between them, scrambling to lock down resources. It is linked to the Pacific by the Strait of Magellan, the only safe maritime route between the two oceans other than the drought-hit Panama Canal. Traffic through the Strait is surging, as is illegal Chinese fishing on either side. China is pushing infrastructure projects across the region. US top generals have visited Argentina’s Deep South three times in the last two years. .. read more..
Brazil: STF conviction tally in Jan. 8 riots reaches 643 individuals
Tuesday, July 8,2025,08:24
According to a list released Monday by the Office of Brazil's Prosecutor-General, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has convicted 643 people in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasília, which were deemed an attempted coup d'état. .. read more..
Rare earth dominance: why China still holds the cards despite global pushback
Tuesday, July 8,2025,06:00
Beijing’s recent export controls on rare earths have spurred a flurry of international efforts to diversify supply chains and reduce China’s long-standing dominance in critical minerals. In June, the Ministry of Commerce announced that it would approve qualified export applications and was open to discussions with other countries regarding the restrictions. But as rare earths emerge as a new front in the US-China rivalry, companies worldwide have announced plans for a string of projects designed... .. read more..
Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo find Grandson #140
Monday, July 7,2025,20:19
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights organization announced Monday the finding of the 140th grandchild, born to people kidnapped and disappeared under Argentina's military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. .. read more..
Brics leaders silent about Trump’s threat of more US tariffs on member nations
Monday, July 7,2025,16:05
The leaders of Brics nations remained silent on Monday in the face of US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against the bloc, offering no public response to what critics called an alarming act of economic intimidation. Trump said on Sunday that he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariffs on imports from Brics members and aligned countries that pursue what he called the group’s “anti-American policies” after Brics issued a leaders’ declaration condemning tariffs, unilateralism... .. read more..
Brazil’s Lula rebukes Trump on tariff threat as Brics bloc remains silent
Monday, July 7,2025,16:05
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rebuked US President Donald Trump for his latest tariff threat against Brics nations on Monday, while the bloc as a whole offered no public response to what critics called an alarming act of economic intimidation. “I don’t think it’s very responsible and serious for a president … of a country the size of the US to threaten the world over the internet – it’s not right,” Lula said during a news conference at the conclusion of the Brics leaders’ summit... .. read more..
‘We don’t want an emperor’: Brazil’s Lula speaks up as Brics silent on tariffs
Monday, July 7,2025,16:05
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rebuked US President Donald Trump for his latest tariff threat against Brics nations on Monday, while the bloc as a whole offered no public response to what critics called an alarming act of economic intimidation. “I don’t think it’s very responsible and serious for a president … of a country the size of the US to threaten the world over the internet – it’s not right,” Lula said during a news conference at the conclusion of the Brics leaders’ summit... .. read more..
IMF and WB “a reversed Marshall Plan” says Lula
Monday, July 7,2025,09:46
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday criticized the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) because they represent “a reverse Marshall Plan, in which emerging and developing economies finance the more developed world.” .. read more..
BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects
Monday, July 7,2025,09:36
The 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro issued Sunday a new declaration advocating for a two-state solution, one Palestinian and one Israeli, like on previous occasions. .. read more..
Buenos Aires Peronists join forces to fight Milei's chainsaw policies
Monday, July 7,2025,09:03
The Justicialist (Peronist) Party (PJ) in the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires agreed on a unified strategy vis-à-vis the Sept. 7 mid-term provincial elections in a convention attended by 691 representatives and chaired by Fernando Espinoza. The conclave agreed on appointing a commission to form this new front. .. read more..
Boric and Arce advocate for multilateralism and Global South empowerment
Monday, July 7,2025,08:50
Presidents Gabriel Boric Font of Chile and Bolivia's Luis Arce Catacora advocated for multilateralism, international law, and the strengthening of the Global South during their interventions at the BRICS 2025 summit in Rio de Janeiro. .. read more..
China’s Li, Brazil’s Lula pledge joint effort to bring AI to farming
Sunday, July 6,2025,16:11
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to cooperate on bringing artificial intelligence to improve agriculture in both of their countries, and Lula called on his counterpart to join an initiative aimed at saving the world’s forests. In a statement issued from the sidelines of the annual Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, the two sides also highlighted the “excellent moment in bilateral relations” and reaffirmed their “commitment to multilateralism and... .. read more..
Brics leaders urge cohesion, trade and use of local currency to grow clout
Sunday, July 6,2025,05:00
Brics leaders have called for stronger cohesion, expanded trade and increased use of local currency to improve the Global South’s clout as an alternative to Western power, even as the bloc of emerging markets maintains ties and partnerships with wealthier countries. As two new members joined the New Development Bank, also known as the “Brics bank”, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told business leaders and investors on Saturday that this delicate balancing act and bid for greater momentum... .. read more..
Milei welcomes Modi at Casa Rosada
Saturday, July 5,2025,19:21
Argentine President Javier Milei welcomed India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss trade, investment, energy, critical minerals, defense, aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and other issues. .. read more..
Uruguay's inflation closer to target
Saturday, July 5,2025,10:53
Uruguay's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 4.59% in June, marking its fourth consecutive monthly decline. This figure is very close to Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) target of 4.5% and keeps inflation within the 3% to 6% tolerance range for the 25th consecutive month. .. read more..
Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains
Saturday, July 5,2025,10:31
The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides. These conditions have significantly impacted residents, homes, basic services, and critical infrastructure, including the road network and the nation's two main oil pipelines, the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP) and the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE). .. read more..
Operations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns
Saturday, July 5,2025,10:11
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues. .. read more..
Brazil: mitigating factors for sexual crimes against women suppressed
Saturday, July 5,2025,09:44
An amendment to Brazil's Penal Code suppressing mitigating factors for crimes involving sexual violence against women came into force Friday after it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU), following its enactment by acting President Geraldo Alckmin. The measure also reduced the statute of limitations for these cases. .. read more..
Argentina: Independence Day military parade called off
Saturday, July 5,2025,09:34
The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has canceled the traditional July 9 Independence Day military parade to save public funds, the Defense Ministry announced Friday. The move came as a surprise, given that the Milei administration had reinstated and heavily promoted the parade last year after it was discontinued during the Alberto Fernández and Kirchner administrations. .. read more..
Brazil blasts the West ahead of Brics summit, while China avoids talk of tariffs
Saturday, July 5,2025,04:57
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and New Development Bank (NDB) president Dilma Rousseff accused the US, its allies and the Western-dominated financial order on Friday of weaponising tariffs and sanctions. They also used the opening of the Brics bank’s annual meeting to call for new models of development and cooperation across the Global South. Speaking before finance ministers and governors from Brics nations and new members in Rio de Janeiro, Lula said the NDB was proof that... .. read more..