The 2022-2023 cruise season in Uruguay is already the one in which the most cruise ships have arrived in the last eight years: 160 ships have arrived - 116 in Montevideo and 44 in Punta del Este - and 44 are still expected. This was stated by the Interim Minister of Tourism, Remo Monzeglio, in […]
Honduran President Xiomara Castro signed an executive order Wednesday (8) lifting a more than a decade-old ban on the "morning-after pill." Castro thus fulfilled a long-awaited campaign promise by feminist groups. Castro, the Central American country's first female president, took office last year after running on a promise to ease the country's "restrictive reproductive policies." […]
The activity index of the consulting firm OJF & Asociados suffered the most significant drop in the last 12 months. The economy has remained in free fall since August last year, as officially confirmed by INDEC, and the recession is becoming increasingly difficult to circumvent. The program launched by Minister Sergio Massa in August last […]
Starting this month, updates on transportation, private medical services, schools, and regulated utility rates take place. Private forecasts suggest prices will rise by at least 20% in the first quarter. The Government is in a tumultuous race against the clock to update the nominal level of regulated prices while inflation is increasingly higher and exceeds […]
On this March 8, International Women’s Day, Afghans suffered the hypocrisy of the United Nations (UN), which believed the Taliban regime would not violate women’s rights and failed to recommend sanctions against the new emirate. The UN mission in Afghanistan concluded an investigation this week, calling it the world’s most repressive country against women and […]
Chile's Chamber on Wednesday rejected the sweeping tax reform proposed by the country's president, Gabriel Boric, a measure aired during his election campaign that stipulated increasing tax collection in the South American nation. Boric's reform bill fell short of support, garnering only 73 votes in favor, 71 against, and three abstentions. To be approved, at […]
Daniel Ortega's regime canceled the legal personality of 26 NGOs, on Wednesday, including the Association of Women with Cancer, precisely on the day International Women's Day was celebrated. At least 5 of the closures of these types of organizations occurred within the framework of their members' own request for their closure. With the cancellation of […]
The labor reform bill proposed by Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, would contemplate granting a paid leave of absence from work of two to four weeks to women who have abortions, either in involuntary cases or in those in which the mother decides to terminate the pregnancy. As reported by local media Blu Radio, the initiative […]
Colombia's Peace Tribunal indicted for the first time ten commanders of the terrorist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for recruiting and using minors in their operations. In addition, the court attributed other crimes against humanity to FARC members, including murders, disappearances, and the use of anti-personnel mines. The court noted that the FARC used […]
Two parties that integrate the base of support of the Presidential Palace have opened negotiations to form a block outside the orbit of the PT. PSB and PDT are articulating a center-left federation to escape from what they call PT "hegemonism". The subject has already been discussed in private conversations by the PDT's interim president, […]
By Marcelo Magalhães* (Opinion) The new management of Petrobras has been signaling a renewed focus by the company on projects and investments related to the energy transition. Despite the fears of market analysts and investors, this strategy is very much in line with what Petrobras' main peers have been doing in the international market, the […]
Beef exports had an expressive drop in revenue and volume in the month of February compared to the same period in 2022, according to data from Abrafrigo (Brazilian Association of Slaughterhouses). The result reflects the suspension of exports to China after the atypical case of mad cow disease reported in Brazil. During the period, exports […]
The Brazilian government is reinstating visa requirements for tourists from the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia. The decision, taken on Wednesday (8), has already been forwarded to the local embassies so that the countries are notified of the change. The exemption from visa requirements for travelers coming from these nationalities was granted by former […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) vandalized Salton's wine store in São Paulo. Only women participated in the demonstration, which took place on Pacaembu Avenue in the west zone of the capital. The space became famous for the name Enoteca Família Salton. The landless people threw red paint on the building's façade, […]
By Paulo Cruz “So then, as for eating things sacrificed to idols, we know that the idol is nothing in the world and that there is no other God but one. For though some are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), yet for us, there […]
The Liberal Party (PL) filed a Direct Unconstitutionality Action (ADI) at the Supreme Court (STF), on Wednesday (8), against the crude oil export tax adopted by Lula's government through the Provisional Measure (MP) of fuel re-encumbrance. The party intends to preserve the country's international competitiveness and enforce the rule that prevents the collection of taxes […]
Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, said on Wednesday (8) that Brazil and the United States would work together to promote reform and modernization in some of the mechanisms of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The deal occurred during an Itamaraty Palace meeting with Ambassador Katherine Tai, US […]
Chile recorded a slight reduction in inflation in February, with a negative value of 0.1%, marking the first decline in consumer prices in more than two years, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported Wednesday. INE's Consumer Price Index registered a monthly decline in February of this year for the first time in 27 months, in […]
By J.R. Guzzo* (Opinion) President Lula is setting up what may be the biggest scandal in the entire history of Brazil's Judicial Branch - the appointment of his lawyer, Cristiano Zanin, to one of the seats to be opened in the Supreme Court. He would stay there until 2051 when he will turn 75 and […]
The economic climate in Latin America improved in the first quarter of the year, with advances in six of the ten leading countries analyzed, according to a report by Brazil's Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Specifically, the Economic Climate Indicator (ECI) for Latin America rose 6.9 points between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first […]
The Economy Minister of Argentina, Sergio Massa, announced a new dollar differential to stimulate the wine industry. The so-called "wine dollar" promises to strengthen the export and regional economies linked to viticulture. One of the intentions is to strengthen the competitiveness of Argentine wine in the world, expand access to international markets, consolidate development, and […]
The world's longest snack is Brazilian, acknowledged by Guinness World Records, which publishes the Book of Records. The sandwich - assembled to celebrate São Paulo's anniversary on January 25 - had its length certified at about 354 meters by Guinness evaluators. Known internationally as "torpedo" or "submarine", the record holder was a row of several […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva has invited Uruguay's conservative President Luis Lacalle Pou, in a nod to the international right, to accompany him to the G20 summit that Brazil will host in 2024. The information was reported by Agencia EFE. Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo made the statement Wednesday at a press conference […]
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has expanded the use of the National Public Security Force (FNSP) in support of four states. The six orders, signed by Minister Flávio Dino, were published on Wednesday (8) in the Official Gazette. The agents will work in Rio Grande do Sul, Acre, Rondônia, and Roraima. In the country's south, […]
By Leonardo Desideri The Itamaraty did not sign an international declaration supported by 54 countries last Friday (3) condemning recent human rights abuses in Nicaragua. The omission of the position against dictator Daniel Ortega adds to a series of nods that the Lula government has been making at the beginning of its mandate to dictatorships, […]