The political crisis that broke out in Peru after the imprisonment of former president Pedro Castillo on December 7, 2022, has generated multiple protests throughout the country, and the clashes have left more than 60 people dead. The situation is far from easing, yet it does not seem to impact Peru's financial asset valuations significantly […]
Portugal's government wants to force owners of vacant homes nationwide to make them available for long-term tenants. The measure, an attempt to increase the supply of housing in a tense and unaffordable housing market for many local residents, has been criticized by homeowners as violating the constitution. The decision is part of a package of […]
The dispute in the Brazilian streaming market is growing. New figures reveal the size of the competition, which involves global giants and national players. Globoplay surpassed Amazon Prime Video in audience in January 2023 but continues to lag behind leader Netflix, according to data from Kantar Ibope Media. But in total users (including paid or […]
As the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia reported, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recommended that technology companies Tencent and Alibaba prevent access to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program from the American company OpenAI, founded by Elon Musk and eagerly courted by Microsoft. The CCP’s concern is that the tool can provide answers without censorship or […]
General inflation in the Mexican economy grew 0.30% in the first fortnight of February and stood at 7.76% annually, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported Thursday. "In the first fortnight of February 2023, the National Consumer Price Index rose 0.30% concerning the previous fortnight. With this result, annual headline inflation stood at […]
According to the portal La Nación, Paraguay could lose its main export market, Brazil. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture said they are investigating a possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow. The neighboring country indicated that all necessary preventive measures are being taken. In this regard, La Nación/Nación Media talked to Daniel Burt, […]
Rolex, the Swiss fine watchmaking brand, is the official watch of the Rio Open. Present since the first edition, the brand has renewed its partnership with the tournament for the ninth consecutive year. The Rio Open occurs from February 18 to 26 at the Brazilian Jockey Club in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio de Janeiro […]
There is an old saying: "If Brazil catches a cold, Argentina sneezes". That is how important the trade relationship with the South American giant is for the Rio de la Plata country. However, the reverse is not true, and, in fact, in recent years, Argentina's importance in Brazil's foreign trade has been declining. A report […]
According to Infobae portal, Brazil's soybean exports would reach 8.3 million tonnes in February, a drop from the same period last year due to a slower harvest pace in 2023, according to data from grain exporters' association Anec published on Wednesday. As of last week, Anec was projecting soybean exports of up to 9.39 million […]
In January 2023, the Argentine waterway toll for vessels in the section between Confluência Santa Fe and Paso Queso in the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway came into force. Resolution No. 1023/2022, issued by Argentina's Ministry of Transportation, approved the charge of US$1.47 per tonne transported on the 1,180-kilometer stretch of the waterway. The purpose of the fee […]
The new Chief of Staff of the Army, General Fernando José Sant'ana Soares e Silva, said that Brazil would have problems with national defense in the "near future" if it does not invest in the sector. For him, the increase in resources serves so that other nations will not coerce the country. "I believe that […]
Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, has demanded democracy within the Catholic Church, calling it an “organized mafia”, after Pope Francis criticized the recent 26-year prison sentence against the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez. “They are a mafia; look at how many crimes they have committed,” Ortega has asserted, ironizing the respect he may have for the […]
On Wednesday, former Colombian President Ivan Duque reproached President Gustavo Petro's actions to negotiate peace with guerrilla terrorist groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Duque slammed the process led by Colombia's current government, asserting that Petro's so-called "total peace . . . To read the […]
Francia Márquez, Gustavo Petro's vice-president, does not hide her desire to impose in Colombia the Castro model, which has caused misery and death in Cuba. At the same time, as the Cuban rulers, she surrounds herself with luxury and opulence. In a visit he made a few days ago to Cuba for the Book Fair […]
Gustavo Petro and Luis Arce, presidents of Colombia and Bolivia, respectively, plan to ask the United Nations (UN) to remove the coca leaf from the list of prohibited substances to be accepted for supposedly medicinal use and ceremonial purposes. Specifically, according to the Colombian vice-minister of multicultural affairs, Laura Gil, both governments will formally present […]
The Cuban government accepted Brazilian diplomat Christian Vargas as the new Brazilian ambassador. The announcement was made this Wednesday, 22. Brazil has had no representatives in the Caribbean island since 2016, the year of the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff. Cuba refused to accept Michel Temer's nomination then, claiming that Dilma had been the […]
By Leonardo Desideri The Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC) of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government announced on Wednesday (22) the creation of a working group with the alleged goal of fighting "hate speech and extremism." The team will be headed by former federal congresswoman Manuela d'Ávila (PCdoB-RS) and will have the participation […]
Early last month, 13 amateur radio operators set sail from the Falklands Islands (Islas Malvinas) aboard a 31-meter-long sailboat. The goal was as audacious as it was curious: to sail to the most remote uninhabited island on the planet, only to make contact with other radio amateurs from there. What, at first, might seem like […]
A commission of military engineers from the Brazilian Army's Manufacturing Directorate, headed by Major General Tales Villela, and a team from Iveco Defense Vehicles (IDV) held a meeting at the company's facilities in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, to address technical discussions and administrative arrangements for the implementation of improvements to the
The Brazilian Navy announced on Tuesday (21) the scheduled arrival on Thursday (23) of the Multipurpose Airship Atlântico (A140) to São Sebastião to help in the rescue of those affected by the rains that caused landslides and deaths on the northern coast of São Paulo. The vessel would be ideal for the mission thanks to […]
By Claudia Marcu Eurostat has published excess mortality rates for December 2022. The European average is plus 19%, with Romania and Bulgaria being the only countries where this parameter has decreased. The report is based on an average mortality rate for 2016-2019, i.e., before the pandemic. The data published by Eurostat have shocked the entire […]
In a statement published on Wednesday (22), the government of Pará confirmed a case of mad cow disease in the state. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) announced the investigation of the possible contamination on Saturday 20th. Due to the infected animal, the federal authorities suspended exports to China. "The Agricultural Defense Agency […]
The B3, São Paulo Stock Exchange, closed with its main index, the Ibovespa, down almost 2%, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 107 thousand points. Because of today's holiday, the trading session had a reduced schedule, starting at 1 pm. The result was driven by the release of the minutes of the last meeting of the […]
The fatalities from the heavy rains on the coast of São Paulo reached 48 this Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22). Most of the dead (47) were in São Sebastião and one in Ubatuba. Another 38 people are missing. According to the last bulletin released by the São Sebastião City Hall, at the end of Tuesday afternoon, […]
Poverty in Latin America reached 32.3 percent of the population in 2022, including 12.9 percent in extreme poverty, This is a slight drop of 0.5 percentage points in poverty and 0.2 points in extreme poverty concerning the previous year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported on Wednesday. The organization released […]