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Brazil receives US$8.2 billion amid general flow to emerging markets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded the highest net inflow of dollars at the contracted exchange rate in five months in January. February...
Brazil’s vice-president sees no need to join China’s new Silk Road
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Vice President, Hamilton Mourão, assured that he sees no need for his country to enter China's new Silk...
Uruguayan Supreme Court of Justice has female majority for the first time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The oath of office of Justice Doris Morales before the General Assembly of the Legislative Power of Uruguay on...
Brazil considers opening free energy market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Seen as a step towards modernizing the electrical sector, the opening of the free energy market, where consumers can...
Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and two other Latin American countries denounce auctions of pre-hispanic artifacts in France
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We deplore the continuation of the illegal trade in cultural goods that undermine our indigenous peoples' heritage, history, and...
Argentina is no longer a transit country, but a drug producing nation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mónica Cuñarro, the prosecutor who created the first unit specialized in drug trafficking and complex crimes of the UFIDRO,...
Inflation in Chile rises 1.2% in January and accumulates 7.7% in 12 months
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Inflation in Chile registered a monthly rise of 1.2 % in January, driven by a rise in transportation and...
Russia tells Colombia that military aid to Venezuela will not be used against it or Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Russian ambassador in Bogotá, Nikolay K. Tavdumadze, expressed this Monday to the Colombian government in a meeting that...
Geopolitics will set the tone in the Brazilian fertilizer market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An international geopolitical crisis, which involves issues in countries like Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, and a lower supply of...
China backs Argentina’s claims to British Falkland Islands – Angering the UK
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (RT News) In a statement on Sunday, China said it would support Argentina in its claims over the Falklands...
Why Chile is a major global lithium supplier
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Six questions to understand why Chile is a major lithium supplier to the world:
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US admits Brazil in Global Entry, a system to facilitate entry into the country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government announced on Monday that Brazil has joined the U.S. Global Entry program, which allows for faster...
Costa Rica will go to a runoff between former president Figueres and economist Chaves
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Costa Rica will need a second round on April 3, after a close first round on Sunday won by...
Brazil vs. Singapore: 7 points showing how backward Brazilian education is
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - What do Brazil and Singapore have in common? Unfortunately, very little. While Brazil suffers poor results in international tests...