South America as a whole has endured an increasingly unstable political era, suffering exploitation by dictators, demagogues, and foreign entities seeking a profit. There are three states in which we see these most: Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. While much of the international focus has been on the former two, I’m going to shift over and take a look at the… Read more »
Argentine President Macri is getting lots of pushback from Congress and unions for insisting that consumers retroactively pay for gas after the peso devalued.
SAO PAULO, Brazil — From the Amazon region to the posh condominiums of Sao Paulo, a conservative wave swept over Latin America’s largest nation this past weekend.
Translated to English for your convenience The marchers will protest against the reduction and cuts to the budget, the emptying and closing of programs, and the elimination of the Ministry of Health, among other causes.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Bolivia in its dispute with neighbouring Chile over access to the Pacific Ocean – a feud dating back to the late 19th Century.
Two weeks on and the situation in Brazil stands in just as precarious a situation as it did before. Though many are pushing for a rejection of Jair Bolsonaro, he still leads the polls by a significant margin – 6% in a race where nobody holds more than three-tenths of the vote. His main threat is Haddad, Lula’s successor as… Read more »
Several million women in Brazil have declared an online war against the front-running presidential candidate, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of the first round of elections due to take place on 7 October.
The head of Argentina’s central bank has resigned amid reports of a row over policies to restore confidence in the country’s ailing economy. Luis Caputo had only held the post since June, and the surprise resignation sent the peso falling further against the US dollar. A statement said he quit for personal reasons and will be replaced by deputy economics… Read more »
Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company, has agreed to pay more than $853m (£650m) to the US and Brazil, ending a long-running corruption investigation.
Police in Brazil have arrested a man accused by the United States of being one of the main financial operators of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah.