News of division

So much for unity: La grieta returns with a vengeance

11-07-2020 07:42 Tensions between government and opposition soar in week Argentina celebrated Independence Day.

Officials in Argentina studying protocols for return of football training

14-05-2020 11:46 Government begins studying health protocols for potential return of professional football training, with May 25 the earliest possible date; AFA don't expect games to restart until summer, in December or January.

Brazil internal conflict

Brazil's Bolsonaro clashes with his own health minister over virus

15-04-2020 09:40 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his health minister are in open conflict over the country's coronavirus response. Many fear the far-right leader is on the verge of firing the official, who has played a major role in attempts to contain the outbreak.

IMPEACHMENT

Impeachment may become normalised as divisions deepen in America

05-02-2020 13:47 In the US History, only Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998 and now Donald Trump have faced Senate impeachment trials. However, while this destitution process has been a scarce and historic event, it is not nearly as rare as it was nowadays.

CANADIAN ELECTION

Canada's Trudeau wins re-election, but now leads a divided nation

22-10-2019 17:48 Trudeau was re-elected in a stronger-than-expected showing in Monday's national elections. But while his Liberal Party took the most seats in Parliament, it lost its majority and will have to rely on an opposition party to get anything passed.

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS

Brazil’s next president to struggle with highly fragmented Congress

20-10-2018 10:06 Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro will be able count on the support of a bolstered conservative bloc but his legislative efforts will still face substantial opposition, with vested interests pervading the halls of Congress.

by Giulia Petroni