Deforestation in the Amazon hit a new record in 2022. According to a report by the Amazon Human and Environment Institute (Imazon) released on Wednesday (18th), the forest's vegetation cover has decreased by 10,573 km², the equivalent of nearly 3,000 soccer fields. According to satellite monitoring, 2022 had the highest level of
The chairman of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee, Rómulo Calvo, announced that the “civics” have decided to lift the road blockade in the area. At the same time, the citizens' committee has called for a mass meeting on January 25 in at least nine Bolivian cities. "We call for a grand national assembly to be […]
The São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) registered a record of foreign investments in 2022. In the period, R$101 billion (US$19.55 billion) in shares were invested. This is the highest value since 2016, when B3 started to disclose the data. The movement took place in the secondary market, the name given to the environment in which […]
In the Atlantic, about 350 kilometers east of the Brazilian mainland, lies a paradisiacal archipelago. The climate on the Fernando de Noronha archipelago is tropical hot all year round, and the archipelago's beaches are among the most beautiful in the world. According to TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, and based on feedback from millions […]
The year 2022 will go down in history as the year Ecuador hit its worst record of criminal violence. According to official figures, the Andean country is the Latin American country with the highest increase in this type of violence. As in Ecuador, nine other countries have seen increases in data on criminal violence. In […]
A fire hit a cargo terminal at the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro on Ilha do Governador, North Zone of the city, in the early afternoon of Wednesday, 18. Authorities confirmed the information in Rio de Janeiro. It is not known yet what caused the fire. Rio's Operations Center warned drivers driving in the […]
Argentina will buy back over US$1 billion worth of foreign bonds to improve the South American country's debt profile. This was announced by Economy Minister Sergio Massa on Wednesday (18th) to send a positive signal to the markets despite low reserves. The measure will focus on government bonds maturing in 2029 and 2030, the minister […]
Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court has given former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro three days to explain the contents of a draft decree found in the home of one of his former ministers, believed to prove he intended to stage a coup. The deadline was set in a decision by Justice Benedito Gonçalves, who ordered the inclusion […]
Chile's Committee of Ministers on Wednesday (18) refused approval for Andes Iron's controversial US$2.5 billion Dominga copper and iron mining project. The committee is chaired by the Minister for the Environment and includes Ministers for Mines, Agriculture, Energy, Economy and Health. He has the power to decide on environmental issues. The Chilean Supreme Court dismissed […]
Protecting capital against the backdrop of high inflation, high interest rates and an economic downturn is by far one of the main concerns when it comes to investing. In this context, real assets, especially those associated with essential services, are an increasingly attractive option to secure money and make it profitable. Against this background, sectors […]
A new year begins, and the Government of President Boric has only been in the Executive for ten months. However, the Chilean president began January with 70% disapproval, the highest that a president has had in his first year in office. This is explained by the policies and initiatives promoted by the Government itself: tax […]
The Government of Guatemala has announced the call for consultations of its ambassador in Bogotá "for reciprocity", while urging the Colombian Executive not to politicize "an issue of a legal nature" such as the accusation of the Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office to the Colombian Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez. The Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office has accused Veláquez of alleged […]
The Peruvian authorities have announced this Tuesday a police reinforcement in the capital in the face of the so-called 'Toma de Lima', an anti-government demonstration that takes place this Wednesday. The head of the Lima Region Police, General Víctor Zanabria, explained that during the day prior to the demonstration, the agents intervened several people who […]
By Carlos Esteban By now, the World Economic Forum, meeting in Davos, is becoming such an open and recurring conspiracy that it forces a lot of questions to be asked. Why does this private organization make decisions for the entire planet, which governments then apply religiously, without any kind of responsibility or political representation? Why […]
n This week the so-called Davos Forum is taking place in Switzerland, which receives the name of the tiny alpine town where it takes place, in the east of the Swiss country. This year, the meeting brings together 2,700 world leaders and will have the motto “Cooperation in a fragmented world”. What is […]>
This Tuesday (17) Lula da Silva (PT) decided to withdraw Brazil from the international declaration against abortion. The Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women's Health and Women's Empowerment also supports the traditional role of the family based on heterosexual couples. The day before, the Ministry of Health had revoked a rule that made it . . […]
The global vice-president of Open Society Foundation (OSF) programs, Salil Shetty, took advantage of acts of vandalism against public buildings in Brasília on Jan. 8, to suggest a “global alliance” led by Lula to suffocate the advances of the right in the world. The employee of the controversial billionaire George Soros, owner of the OSF, […]
By Mariana Braga North Korea, some countries in Africa and Afghanistan are at the top of the persecution ranking prepared by the Open Doors Mission. Nicaragua, Cuba and Colombia climbed positions and gained prominence on the list. More than 360 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination because of their faith. That number […]
By Rodolfo Costa* (Opinion) The dispute for the presidency of the Senate remains open between the president of the House, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), who will try to be re-elected, and the senator-elect Rogério . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe […]
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) sanctioned, on January 11, a law that equates racial injury with the crime of racism. With that, speeches that contain elements referring to race, color, ethnicity or national origin understood as offensive by people or groups considered to be minorities become imprescriptible and non-bailable, as it already happened […]
The Bolivian Prosecutor’s Office decided on Tuesday to extend the criminal proceedings against the former interim president of the country, Jeanine Áñez, for the crimes of genocide, homicide, and serious injuries, for the so-called Senkata massacre case in the city of El Alto in 2019, adjacent to the city of La Paz. This determination was […]
Rio de Janeiro's street carnival this year should attract five million people and move 1 billion reais (US$200 million), the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Tourism Company (Riotur) announced today. At a press conference, the president of Riotur, Ronnie Costa, said that the 2023 street carnival would represent about 20 percent of the total that the […]
Some 40 beaches of Ecuador, including four of the Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers from the mainland coast of the South American country, are affected by a swell of considerable energy coming from the northwest of the Pacific Ocean with waves up to 2.6 meters high, informed Tuesday the Secretariat of Risk Management. The situation […]
The Brazilian Justice gave three days to former President Jair Bolsonaro to explain a draft found in the house of his former Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, which foresaw a military intervention in the headquarters of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in case he did not win the presidential elections in October. According to state-run […]
Venezuela’s oil production grew by 23.8 percent during 2022, with respect to the previous year, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed today in its most recent report for January. OPEC details that, during 2021, Venezuela had an average production of 553,000 barrels per day (bd), while last year, the average rose to 685,000 […]