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Parliamentary inquiry of organized crime will put government against the wall in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte
By Yasmin Alencar
The opening of a Mixed Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) to investigate the advance of criminal organizations all over the country, especially in...
Brazilian Minister of Justice was warned before January 8 about upcoming attacks and did nothing -Congressman
By Diógenes Freire
According to a document obtained by federal congressman Kim Kataguiri (União-SP), the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, was warned about the risk...
Uruguay rejects Norwegian vessels, and purchasing OPVs is, once again, undefined
The long and failed process of acquiring ocean patrol vessels (OPV) for the Uruguayan Navy continues to drag on without solutions.
Infodefensa.com can confirm that...
Brazil’s public debt rises and reaches US$1.13 trillion
Brazil's public debt rose 1.51% in February compared to the previous month, reaching R$5.8 trillion (US$1.13 trillion).
The R$87.3 billion (US$17 billion) increase considers the...
Brazil: Ibovespa ends higher as foreign markets improve
The main indicator of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), Ibovespa, ended the trading session high on Wednesday, 29.
The result occurred after the high external...
MercadoPago offers crypto services in Chile
After Brazil, MercadoPago also offers Bitcoin and Ethereum in Chile.
Chile is thus the third country in Latin America to receive crypto services from MercadoPago,...
Air Europa increases frequency to Paraguay
Spanish airline Air Europa has expanded its frequency to Paraguay starting this week.
The airline, based in Llucmajor, Mallorca, and at Madrid-Barajas Airport, now offers...
Former president Bolsonaro plans a triumphant return to Brazil
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has spent nearly three months in the United States.
During that time, his supporters had stormed several buildings in the...
Colombia and Peru consider World Bank catastrophe bonds
By Esteban Duarte and Marcelo Rochabrun
Colombia and Peru are considering returning to a World Bank program that issues bonds to cover natural disaster claims...
Moscow and Managua agree to cooperate on the non-energy use of peaceful nuclear technologies
Russia and Nicaragua signed an agreement on cooperation in the non-energy use of peaceful nuclear technologies.
The ceremony, held in the Russian capital Moscow, was...
The first artificial beach in Peru’s capital city will become a reality
Mayor of Lima Rafael Lopez Aliaga presented a project to construct the first artificial beach in the Peruvian capital and said it would be...
50 years after Itaipu, Paraguay wants to stop selling energy to Brazil at “derisory prices”
By Sergio Pintado
Paraguay seeks to renegotiate the clause that obliges it to sell the energy it does not consume from the Itaipu dam at...
Brazil: model in mobility, Curitiba reinvents itself to promote the use of buses
The Brazilian city that was a model for public transportation in more than 170 countries reaches a crucial moment and outlines initiatives on modernizing...
Brazil: benefits to automakers cost US$970 million per year and do not develop regions, says an audit
By Fernando Jaspe*
Tax benefits for automakers installed in Brazil's North, Northeast, and Center-West regions cost the federal coffers about R$5 billion per year and,...