Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva affirmed yesterday, Friday, that he will demarcate all indigenous lands in the country before the end of his term in 2026. "I do not want to leave any indigenous land that has not been demarcated during my four-year term." "This is a commitment that I have and that […]
The Peruvian Government sent today, Friday, a contingent of the Armed Forces to the southern region of Tacna, bordering Chile, to support the work of the National Police (PNP) and to reinforce surveillance in the area, informed the Minister of Defense, Jorge Chavez. In declarations to the private radio station “Radio Exitosa”, Chavez assured the […]
The Minister of Defense of Ecuador, Luis Lara, announced yesterday, Friday, that the Armed Forces will firmly fight criminal gangs linked to drug trafficking, which the Government blames for the growing wave of insecurity that the country is experiencing with violent acts that it qualifies as "terrorist". "Ecuadorians can be sure that in the actions […]
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Friday at the Planalto Palace a 9 percent salary increase for central government public employees starting in May, a measure frozen since 2016. "To improve any public service, in any country in the world, you have to hire personnel for functions that only human beings can do," […]
The unemployment rate in Chile during the first quarter of 2023 reached 8.8 percent, an increase of one percentage point over the same period of the previous year, the National Institute of Statistics (INES) of the South American country reported this Friday. The result was explained by the increase in the labor force (3.5 percent), […]
The Brazilian Government announced this Friday that it would eliminate the income tax paid by more than 13 million registered workers earning up to 2,640 reais, equivalent to US$ 530 per month. The announcement was made by the Minister of Labor, Luiz Marinho, who emphasized that the measure is part of one of the electoral […]
Chile received more than one million foreign tourists between January and March 2023, in the middle of the summer season, which represented an increase of 413.9 percent compared to the same period last year, thanks to the end of the sanitary restrictions adopted due to the pandemic. “The last summer season was very positive for […]