El Salvador maintains the lowest homicide rate in the Americas to date with 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, highlighted President Nayib Bukele. "El Salvador's annualized homicide rate is 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. The lowest in all of the Americas, below that of Canada," the president stated on his Twitter account. Bukele took up a report from […]
The Federal Police of Brazil arrested on Tuesday four officers of the Military Police suspected of omission or collaboration with the coup acts carried out by thousands of radical pro-Bolsonaro supporters on January 8 in Brasília. According to information from the Federal Police gathered by the Globonews network, those arrested are "colonel Jorge Eduardo Naime […]
The former president of Peru, Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), affirmed that he still considers himself head of state of this country; at the same time, he described as "genocidal" and "dictatorial" the current government of President Dina Boluarte. "I consider that I am still president of Peru; as a Peruvian, I do not recognize this genocidal […]
In Tuesday's official gazette, the province of La Rioja suspended 23 prospecting, prospecting, and exploration permits that would have been granted by the mining authority in the areas of interest after enacting the law that enables this suspension. This decision is part of a debate in the Argentinean political leadership regarding how to exploit lithium […]
Although the final version of the Colombian National Development Plan 2022-2026 (PND) submitted by the National Government to the Congress eliminated the extraordinary powers given to President Gustavo Petro to modify the Superintendencies of Industry and Commerce and Corporations and the possibility of liquidating electricity companies, other 'superpowers' were added and maintained. The 166-page document […]
The São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) ranked first among the exchanges that trade the most futures contracts, according to a survey by the Futures Industry Association (FIA), the global association for the futures, options, and derivatives markets. The information was released on Tuesday, Feb. 7, by B3. These contracts involve operations of agents with different […]
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is campaigning to oust Roberto Campos Neto from the presidency of the Central Bank. The president is trying to blame widely admired banker for the setbacks his government may have in the economy. The truth, however, is that the economic results achieved last year are impossible to attack. And […]
Uruguay will invest about US$7.2 billion in infrastructure projects between 2022 and 2024. This is according to a report published Monday (6) by the Uruguay XXI Investment, Export, and Image Promotion Agency. It also states that the construction sector grew by 6% in 2021 and highlights the "good dynamics" of home sales and purchases in […]
By Isabella Arria* The world is experiencing for the first time in a quarter of a century the simultaneous rise of extreme wealth and extreme poverty: the richest 1% have cornered almost two-thirds of the new wealth generated since 2020 globally (US$42 trillion), almost twice as much as the remaining 99% of humanity. Over the […]
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) said that the Bolsa Familia program would again require parents to prove the vaccination of their children to continue receiving the benefit. Bolsa Familia is a social welfare program for the poorest families in Brazil. It’s a kind of universal basic income guaranteed to tens of millions, […]
The Secretariat of Statistics and Census of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of the Federal Capital of Argentina informed that the CPI had a violent increase of 7.3% in January 2023, marking a strong inflationary acceleration with respect to the 5.8% increase in December last year. With the prices of the City of Buenos […]
On Monday (6), speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Aloizio Mercadante as president of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), President Lula da Silva (PT) admitted the default given by Cuba and Venezuela but blamed former President Jair Bolsonaro for the debt. Lula called the socialist regimes "friends of Brazil" and defended […]
During an interview on Rede TV, when answering about how he intends to "combat" alleged fake news in his government, Lula da Silva said he is committed to creating a global coalition that will "build a narrative" against the patriotic and Christian "discourse." "What is the discourse of the right around the world? Beloved homeland, […]
Brazil's first biomethane gas pipeline has started operating. The project is a partnership between GasBrasiliano and Usina Cocal. GasBrasiliano was responsible for the construction of the first biomethane gas pipeline in Brazil. The Cocal Plant produces the gas. The fuel of renewable origin is generated from noble residues of sugarcane, such as vinasse, straw, and […]
The Brazilian Fertilizer Purchasing Power Index (IPCF), calculated by the multinational Mosaic, closed at 0.99 points in January. The indicator's average is the best of the last 19 months. The input is vital for agriculture. The company released the data on Monday, 6. According to the survey methodology, values below 1 indicate more favorable results […]
Google has invested about US$300 million in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic. The deal gives Google a 10% stake in the company. The company confirmed the investment but gave no further details. The deal involves the startup using the infrastructure of Google’s business division dedicated to cloud computing. The big tech company is the latest […]
Upon taking office this Monday, January 6, the president of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Aloizio Mercadante, confirmed that the bank would finance works in leftist countries, a practice adopted by the governments of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff between 2003 and 2016. During this period, about 80 […]
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), ordered the release of the social network accounts of federal congresswoman Carla Zambelli (PL-SP), suspended since November last year. The decision applies to her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, Tiktok, Gettr, Whatsapp, and LinkedIn profiles. The magistrate justified in the document, signed on February […]
By Luciana Queratti A 1:50-hour trip from Santiago towards the south of Chile, flying parallel to the Andes Mountains, brings you to Chiloé. An archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, almost isolated and with low temperatures. One day it rains; the next, it pours, but it opens up to an eye-popping sun on the third day. […]
The Fund's new estimates project very moderate annual growth of 1.2% for Brazil's economy, in contrast to the 3.1% seen in 2022. The country is out of line with the average growth rate for emerging economies. Brazil's economic turnaround has greatly impacted growth expectations for the medium and long term. The new growth projections reported […]
The South American president is considering acquiring military equipment from the Asian nation, and the two countries have strengthened defense cooperation. Guyana is considering acquiring military equipment from India as part of the modernization and strengthening of its Defense Force in which it is immersed. This was stated by the Guyanese President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, […]
Russia is giving Lula’s most passionate supporters a much-needed reality check in the politest way possible by rubbishing his G20-like peace proposal via its Ambassador to India’s latest indirect dismissal of it as not being serious nor in alignment with Moscow’s interests. The most passionate supporters of newly re-elected and now three-time Brazilian President Luiz […]
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) begins his new term as the 3rd most rejected president since the return of straight elections in Brazil. The PT president is considered "bad" or "terrible" by 35% of the voters after 1 month in office, according to PoderData. Only Dilma Rousseff (PT) in 2015 (in 2nd term) […]
Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL, conservative) has said he intends to return to Brazil "in the coming weeks." The statement was made last Friday (Feb. 3) in an interview on Charlie Kirk's podcast. Bolsonaro also said that he would make "responsible opposition" against the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist). "I […]
UNAIDS regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Luisa Cabal, stressed on Monday in Panama, during training for modeling estimates on the AIDS virus, the importance of understanding that HIV is not an epidemic of the past in this region. Cabal suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic meant neglecting other diseases, such as AIDS, […]