The networks of Panamanian laws are extended to counteract illegal fishing within its waters, with the creation of an inter-institutional coordination center for the monitoring, preservation and protection of the marine and coastal ecosystem. This center will be made up of representatives of the ministries of the Environment, Public Security, the Aquatic Resources Authority and […]
The Government of Dina Boluarte launched a platform so that Peruvian citizens can make their contributions and suggestions for the political reform prior to the 2024 general elections and thereby increase representation in the process. The Executive Branch and the Constitutional Commission of Congress debate the legislative and electoral changes necessary for the political reform […]
The Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) signed a roadmap for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy during the 12th International Atomexpo Forum, an event of the global nuclear industry in the Russian city of Sochi. “Nicaragua does not have the technical and economic resources, nor is it […]
Belgium has announced a new annual record for cocaine seizures at the port of Antwerp amid increasingly aggressive activities by drug cartels. The ports of Antwerp and nearby Rotterdam in the Netherlands are the two main gateways into Europe for cocaine from Latin America, which is often hidden in fruit shipments. The Belgian facility has […]
A publicly-anticipated poll by Plaza Pública Cadem this week showed that opposition to President Gabriel Boric rose nine points to seventy percent. In the December 30 issue, the figure had fallen from 66% to 61%, but now Boric's rejection in January has risen nine points to 70%, the highest level so far this parliamentary term. […]
The Prime Minister of Peru, Alberto Otárola, denounced on Monday that "foreign interests" are fueling, through illegal financing, violence during protests in the south of the country, which has so far recorded 46 people who died in the framework of these demonstrations. The premier spoke at a press conference, shortly after the Ombudsman . . […]
Investments by foreign companies in Chile amounted to US$16.85 billion between January and November 2022, higher than the amount received in all of 2021 (US$15.252 billion), the Central Bank of Chile reported today. The entity indicated in a statement that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 11% year-on-year and represented 24% more than the average […]
Bolivia's external debt registers 29.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as of October 2022, a sustainable percentage and is among one of the lowest in the region, The Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Marcelo Montenegro, informed this Monday. "The external public debt has been reduced in recent decades; until October last year it […]
The main camp of Bolsonaristas in Rio de Janeiro, of people who oppose the election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), in front of the Eastern Military Command, in the center of the Rio de Janeiro capital, was demobilized this Monday, 9. The action took place in response to a court decision by […]
Congressman José Luis Espert, increasingly close to Juntos por el Cambio, tweeted “jail or bullet” against protesters in Brazil for breaking into the National Congress, despite the fact that no police officers were injured or any serious crime was committed. There is something sad in the last years of sportsmen’s careers. They know that the […]
Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa is desperate to increase collection, and his economic team has prepared a proposal for him to achieve various taxes on all types of financial assets, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. From the Palacio de Hacienda, they are preparing the presentation of a bill that seeks to encourage (and extort) the […]
Thanks to a lawsuit filed in Missouri by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a foundation that advocates for freedom of expression, the state attorney general, Republican Andrew Bailey, was able to publish a series of documents that reveal that the Joe Biden government pressured social media companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, to censor online […]
At least 14 people died this Monday in Puno, southeastern Peru, after being injured during protests calling for the departure of President Dina Boluarte, early elections and the closure of Congress. The Peruvian Ombudsman has reported the deaths after clashes in the vicinity of the Juliaca airport. "We ask law enforcement to make a legal, […]
Representatives of the political formation Creemos, of Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, have affirmed that the kidnapping of the opposition leader is a "blow" to democracy and the autonomies, while they have reproached that he is kept in prison and has been suspended from position for which he was elected without any final judgment against him. […]
By Augustín Benito Leftist presidents – on both sides of the Atlantic – have condemned the unarmed assault by Brazilian protesters on the headquarters of the three powers, an episode with which former President Jair Bolsonaro disassociated himself, recalling that during his tenure he complied with the Constitution, and respected “laws, democracy, transparency and sacred […]
Single Mercosur currency? Unique South American currency? Single currency of Latin America? Single currency between Argentina and Brazil? These and other ideas have circulated time and again in recent years, and the rumor regained strength with the return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the Presidency of Brazil. It should be noted that once […]
The Department of Homeland Security of the United States has announced the processes through which the citizens of Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua, and their immediate family members, can request to go to the United States in a safe and orderly manner, by a period of temporary stay of up to two years for urgent humanitarian […]
The United States government estimates a direct investment of US$17 billion if Mexico meets the goal of 35% clean energy generation by 2024, according to a document prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The research and development center of the US Department of Energy detailed in the Mexico Clean Energy Report the country's […]
By Nik Milanovic* In recent years, technology news headlines have been dominated by the word “fintech”. From large fundraising to client growth, product launches and financial turmoil – new disruptors via fintech are everywhere in consumer banking, credit, payments, investing and cryptocurrencies. With all this, the impression is that there are good reasons to think […]
By Diógenes Freire Through the Ministry of Justice (MJ), the Lula da Silva government announced the creation of a channel to receive complaints against anti-left demonstrators. The email hosted on the Ministry of Justice website is also expected to be used to harass opponents of the regime. According to the MJ, the whistleblower does not […]
Last year, the basic basket was more expensive in the 17 Brazilian capitals analyzed by the National Research of the Basic Basket, which is released monthly by the Inter-union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese). In Goiânia, the price of the basket rose 17.89% in 2022 compared to the previous year, the highest increase […]
During the demonstration against President Lula da Silva, on Sunday the 8th, a demonstrator denounced the presence of what she called “infiltrators”. In the images, it is possible to see the woman pointing to the people who committed acts of vandalism in the National Congress. “We are fighting against the very people who are here”, […]
By Deltan Dallagnol* (Opinion) After cheating death more than once, Sisyphus was condemned to carry a heavy rock to the top of a mountain, from which he would fall again, a scene that would be repeated endlessly. Just like in Greek mythology, Brazil is taking big steps towards the same condemnation of Sisyphus. Last Thursday, […]
The Peruvian government announced this Monday that it has banned the entry into its territory of former Bolivian president Evo Morales and eight other Bolivian citizens accused of having carried out "activities of a proselytizing political nature" that affected the country's "national security". "In recent months, foreign citizens of Bolivian nationality have been identified as […]
The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) opened a civil inquiry to investigate the Jovem Pan network this Monday (Jan. 9). The focus of the investigation will be alleged fake news and “disinformation campaigns”. Conservative Jovem Pan in Brazil is the largest radio network in LATAM and is growing at unprecedented speed. Read more about the political […]
