TAX-EVASION SCANDAL 'Panama Papers' trial to begin eight years after tax scandal 08-04-2024 09:20 Twenty-seven people in the dock for money-laundering as the "Panama Papers" case reaches trial, eight years after scandal first broke out.
POLITICS Amid anger at pay hikes, Milei trolls feminists on #8M 08-03-2024 12:42 Following controversy over lawmakers' pay hikes, President Javier Milei’s administration trolls feminist campaigners on International Women’s Day by announcing it will rename the Casa Rosada’s “Salón de las Mujeres.”
SCANDAL OVER RIVER PLATE Uruguay foreign minister resigns after leaked calls on fugitive drug-trafficker 02-11-2023 15:39 Uruguay's foreign minister resign after the release of recordings in which he allegedly seeks to cover up information involving Sebastián Marset, an accused cocaine-trafficker and subject of an international manhunt.
'Yachtgate' scandal Almost US$600,000 seized by police from Sofía Clerici’s home 24-10-2023 16:51 US$569,700 confiscated by Federal Police from the home of model Sofía Clerici at the upmarket neighbourhood of Nordelta in the framework of the money-laundering and embezzlement case.
as i see it Corruption as a way of life 07-10-2023 06:55 In Argentina, there are thousands of men and women who, like Martín Insaurralde, have grown accustomed to milking the country’s political institutions. by James Neilson
'Yachtgate' scandal Insaurralde: Have lords of gambling lost their provincial ‘croupier’? 07-10-2023 06:18 Martín Insaurralde’s exit as Cabinet chief in Buenos Aires Province has also created a vacuum in the world of the unwritten rules of the gambling business.
COURTS Judicial world abuzz as 'human-trafficking mega scandal' reaches court 06-10-2023 17:48 Judge Ariel Lijo hears testimony from witness who has set judicial world abuzz with denunciation of a human-trafficking ring allegedly involving members of Argentina's elite.
CORRUPTION SCANDAL First post-Insaurralde scandal poll shows impact on Unión por la Patria vote 05-10-2023 18:32 Opinion poll measuring the impact of the scandal provoked by the luxurious trip taken by Martín Insaurralde and Sofía Clerici delivers bad news for government. by Julian D'Imperio
FIFAGATE CORRUPTION Ex-banker who paid FIFA bribes avoids prison by aiding crackdown 12-05-2023 12:56 Argentine sports marketing executive Alejandro Burzaco, who admitted paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to corrupt Latin American football officials, spared from prison after serving as star witness in FIFA-gate trial.
BRAZILIAN POLITICS Jair Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots 17-04-2023 09:02 Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8.
UNITED STATES Donald Trump indicted, first US president to face criminal charges 31-03-2023 12:25 New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush-money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign.
SCANDAL IN URUGUAY Uruguay president's ex-security boss jailed in passports for Russians scam 16-02-2023 13:37 Alejandro Astesiano, former head head of President Luis Lacalle Pou's security detail, sentenced to more than four years in prison in a scandal involving influence-peddling, criminal association and revealing state secrets.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Candles in the wind 11-02-2023 07:00 Perhaps it is the frequency of savage crimes which creates the need to single one out in order to restore inhumanity to human dimensions. by Michael Soltys
LAGO ESCONDIDO SCANDAL There are no coincidences in the Hidden Lake 10-12-2022 06:41 There is nothing inherently criminal in having these magistrates and officials accept an invitation to a public retreat from an interest group that happens to be the country’s largest media conglomerate. The issue here is ethical. by Agustino Fontevecchia
LEAKED TELEGRAM MESSAGES President calls for investigation into alleged political-judicial collusion 05-12-2022 22:18 Alberto Fernandez calls for opening of a criminal investigation into alleged collusion between judges, prosecutors and media entrepreneurs after publication of leaked messages showing a conspiracy to cover-up details of a suspicious trip to Lago Escondido.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Scandals, Covid, deforestation: Brazil under Bolsonaro 29-09-2022 00:38 A recap of the defining moments of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency so far.
ARMED FORCES Army imposes alcohol ban after initiation rituals end in death, serious injuries 14-07-2022 21:46 Military condemns violent ‘baptisms’ among serving officers and enforces booze ban; Corporal Michael Natanael Verón in critical condition after serious spinal injuries; Second lieutenant Matías Chirino dies after choking on his own vomit.
Bye Boris The front-runners to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next PM 07-07-2022 13:14 Ben Wallace, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt lead the early betting as punters place wagers over the identity of Britain's next leader.
Bye Boris Brexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson 07-07-2022 12:52 Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, bringing to an end a tenure marked by mass resignations, numerous scandals and fierce criticism of his character.
UK Conservative Crisis UK ministers to tell Boris Johnson to quit 06-07-2022 16:35 Senior ministers set to tell under-pressure PM he must quit after spate of resignations from scandal-hit government.