In a message alluding to the World Day of the Portuguese Language, which is celebrated today, the Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration, Rui Figueiredo Soares, said the occasion is an opportunity to make the international community aware of the history, culture, and use of the language in each member state […]
Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has annulled the pardon that former President Jair Bolsonaro granted to former Congressman Daniel Silveira, who was sentenced to prison for threatening and inciting violence against judges. After a week of discussion, the decision was made in a session of the STF held on Thursday. Six Justices voted to nullify the […]
The Angolan government has signed contracts for privatizing 92 assets and companies amounting to €1.6 billion, of which it pocketed €1 billion. According to the Angolan Finance Minister, at the opening of the presentation ceremony of the extension of the Privatization Program (Propriv) 2023-2026, the Angolan authorities are pleased with the results achieved in the […]
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was received today in London by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who announced that the UK would contribute to the Amazon Fund. "We have many interests in common, be it strengthening the trade and economic relationship, but also fighting climate change," said Sunak, announcing that he […]
By Ken Parks Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou signed his landmark pension law on Tuesday, ending a major legislative reform without the violent protests seen in other countries after governments pushed through similar changes. The Uruguayan Senate approved a watered-down version of the law that incorporated last-minute changes demanded by two coalition parties in the […]
By James Atwood Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, is opening a public discussion on a new policy for increasing domestic metal processing. The current government reiterates a goal of having more than one project under development by the end of its term. Although Chile mines more metal than anywhere else in the world, more […]
By Peter Willard and Lucia Kassai* For the first time in at least two years, the Americas will be the world’s biggest engine of oil production growth as OPEC announces cuts. Western Hemisphere producers will add more than 1.6 million barrels a day of new supply this year, shifting the balance of growth away from […]
By Valerie Cifuentes* After 22 months, with an upward trend, as expected by the market, inflation in Colombia began to fall in April. During the fourth month of the year, the indicator was 12.82% annualized, lower than the historical figure reported in March (13.34%), according to Dane (Colombian National Statistics Department). Regarding monthly inflation, the statistical […]
By Megan Durisin and Mumbi Gitau Higher sugar prices, caused by unfavorable weather conditions and limited fieldwork in parts of Asia and South America, offset a drop in grains and dairy products, leading to a 0.6% increase in the United Nations food commodity price index in April. The UN gauge, down 20% from a record […]
One of the curiosities left by the General Elections in Paraguay was the election of the senator of the plastic artist and activist Rafael Esquivel, known under the pseudonym of Mbururú, who presents a drawback to occupy his seat. He is being held in the prison of Ciudad del Este, department of Alto Paraná, charged […]
Even with the new Vaca Muerta gas pipeline, Argentina does not cover all the gas imported in winter from Bolivia. The “socialism of the 21st century” is beginning to crumble and is affecting its most important allies. The economic shock in Bolivia is beginning to have a full impact on Argentina and is severely affecting […]
The leftist president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, lamented on Thursday that his country is being used in the United States as a sort of “piñata”, first with the immigration issue and now with the fentanyl problem, to get “political” benefits. Mexico has been “used as a piñata for political gain,” and “now they […]
Record crops and a high grain storage deficit in Brazil have pressured soybean and corn premiums to negative levels in relation to the international market, which indicates losses for the country's production chain of R$30.5 billion (US$6.12 billion) in 2023, estimated on Thursday (4) the consulting firm Cogo Intelligence in Agribusiness. Of the total losses, […]
A few steps from the cliff, Deusimar Batista hangs out her laundry in the sun. Nothing was left around his garden: the neighboring house and the street that passed by the door of her property were swallowed up by the earth. "Cars and bicycles used to pass through here... After that, it was like this, […]
According to a new World Bank Group report released today, Brazil is in a strong position to offer its people a better life while successfully addressing the threat of climate change. According to the Brazil Climate and Development Report, Brazil can become a global clean energy powerhouse and save the Amazon with a development plan […]
By Paulliny Tort * Climate-related events can lead from 800,000 to 3 million Brazilians to extreme poverty starting in 2030. The data are from the Climate and Development Report for Brazil (CCDR), released by the World Bank on Thursday (4). According to the study - which assesses policies and options for the country to meet its […]
By Diógenes Freire On Thursday (4), while meeting with representatives from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, maker of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, and Anthropic, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, the Vice President of the United States, Democrat Kamala Harris, said that the companies had a “moral and legal obligation to ensure the safety of their products.” This […]
The Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) said on Thursday (4) that banks associated with the entity will no longer offer transfer operations via DOC (Credit Order Document) until February 29, 2024. Besides the DOC, banks will also deactivate the Special Credit Transfer (TEC), operations made exclusively by companies to pay employee benefits. The entity has […]
By Fábio Galão (Opinion) Last Sunday (30), Paraguay held for the first time general elections with electronic ballot boxes, which expedited the announcement of the results - less than four hours after the closing of the polling stations, it was already known mathematically that the president-elect was Santiago Peña, from the conservative Colorado Party. Paraguayan […]
Passionate travelers are already used to it: design professionals from aircraft manufacturers and airlines themselves, from time to time, announce changes in their flights to offer more comfort to passengers and convince even the most skeptical that flying doesn't have to be a bitter pill. Among the innovations announced last year, one trend stands out: […]
Peruvian President, Dina Boluarte, informed today, Thursday, that the South Andean city of Cusco will be the main venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) to be held in 2024. "We celebrate APEC 2024 (...) in that coordination with the premier (president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola) and with the ministers, we […]
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expressed yesterday, Thursday, that "Brazil will cease to be a country of monologue, of authoritarianism, of thought imposed by force". Leading the first plenary session of the National Council for Economic and Social Development, Lula pointed out that the body "is not a space for people […]
Paraguayan and Brazilian authorities managed to destroy at least 1,149 tons of marijuana at the end of a joint operation carried out in the border department of Amambay, informed Thursday the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad). According to the report, at the end of 12 days of intense air and land operations in wooded areas, 138 […]
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he wants to lower the price of cars in the country to make them more affordable for the population with fewer resources. At an event in Brasília, Lula said that the government wants to adopt initiatives to lower the price of vehicles and guarantee better […]
Latin American governments must implement more actions to combat climate change since the recurrence and severity of natural phenomena will lead to a deterioration of productive capacity, Moody's Analytics warned today, Thursday. In the text "Latin America under the risk of climate change", the analysis firm explained that governments, companies, and financial institutions should adopt […]
