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Gold Law divides the Bolivian political class
By Sebastián Ochoa
After a hurried but successful passage through the Chamber, the Gold Law project was stopped in the Senate, where it must attend...
Could the carrying of weapons for civilian use be declared unconstitutional in Ecuador?
Political parties and jurists seek the declaration of unconstitutionality of decree 707 promoted by President Guillermo Lasso, which authorizes carrying weapons for civilian personal...
Telegram claims that Brazilian Justice demands data “impossible” to obtain
The co-founder of the messaging application Telegram, Pavel Durov, affirmed this April 27 that the Brazilian Justice is demanding data from him that is...
Meet the candidates for the Presidency of Paraguay
More than 4.7 million Paraguayan citizens are summoned to go to the polls this Sunday, April 30, to elect the country's new president from...
Colombia’s Conservative Party could go into opposition
The Conservative Party of Colombia has announced that, after the government reshuffle carried out the day before by President Gustavo Petro, it will open...
Chile and Peru face a diplomatic crisis
The Undersecretary of the Chilean Foreign Ministry, Gloria de la Fuente, has summoned the Peruvian ambassador to her country this Thursday to express her...
Uruguay approves reform that raises retirement age to 65
With the ruling party's votes, the Uruguayan Senate approved the social security reform bill promoted by President Luis Lacalle Pou's government, which increased the...
Cristina Kirchner blames the IMF agreement for inflation in Argentina
Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner said it is "necessary to review the agreement" that the country signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which...
Brazil: suspending Telegram is “collective censorship'” and does not help fight crime, say legal experts
By Ana Carolina Curvello
The suspension of Telegram by court order on Wednesday (26) affected millions of people and companies that use the platform in...
Brazil ranks fourth in the world ranking of child marriages
According to a United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) study, Brazil ranks fourth in the world in the number of child marriages.
Behind India, Bangladesh, and...
Forest fires to become more common in Latin America
The Biobío region of Chile has turned into hell on Earth.
Despite international efforts to contain the forest fires, more than 400,000 hectares burned in...
Brazil: without evidence, Lula says he is “convinced” Bolsonaro engineered January 8
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) says he is "convinced" former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and allies were responsible for the acts of...
Bullfighting ban returns to the center of political debate in Colombia
After a commission of the House of Representatives shelved Bill 328, which intended to ban bullfighting gradually, the pro-government senator Esmeralda Hernandez is promoting...
Brazilian Congress to investigate crisis at retail giant Americanas
By Daniel Carvalho
Americanas recorded a total debt of R$42.3 billion (US$8.46 billion) in its restructuring proposal, although the figure is closer to R$50 billion...