News of federal

Extremist group in spotlight as Fernández de Kirchner attack probe progresses

15-09-2022 23:38 Fernando André Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte formally charged with attempted murder; AFI leaks audio from Revolución Federal group proposing “infiltration” techniques to kill the vice-president.

WORLD ECONOMY

How do interest rates affect the real economy?

16-06-2022 12:42 Faced with the highest inflation in four decades, central banks in the United States, eurozone and UK are hiking interest rates in order to contain inflation.

Police violence

Brazil's Bolsonaro defends police after custody death

30-05-2022 22:09 President Jair Bolsonaro defended Brazil's federal highway police Monday after officers were accused of asphyxiating to death 38-year-old Genivaldo de Jesús Santos, who they forced into the trunk of their patrol car.

Olivosgate

Judge to close ‘Olivosgate’ case in exchange for donations by president, first lady

23-05-2022 19:07 Judge agrees to close criminal proceedings against President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez relating to illegal birthday dinner at presidential residence during Covid lockdown, in exchange for reparations totalling three million pesos.

Marcha Federal Piquetera

Protesters demand jobs, better wages amid rampant inflation

12-05-2022 23:52 Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the country descend on Buenos Aires for a massive rally, sparking traffic chaos in the capital.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to bite as INDEC reveals 6% jump in April

12-05-2022 23:44 Price increases totalled 23.1% in the first quarter, with prices hiked 58% over the last 12 months, according to official data.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner, over 100 businessmen acquitted in branch of 'Cuadernos' case

04-05-2022 16:36 Acquittal covers denunciations of the “cartelisation of public works” branch of ‘Cuadernos’ graft case; Vice-president remains on trial for core part of this case, as well as others stemming from the suspected payment of bribes during her government.

CRIME & SECURITY

Founder of ‘Los Monos’ drug gang arrested

29-04-2022 15:04 Founder of the ‘Los Monos’ drug-trafficking gang, Máximo Ariel ‘El Viejo’ Cantero, arrested and taken into custody.

CRIME & SECURITY

Drug-related violence soars to ‘critical’ levels in Rosario

29-04-2022 15:01 At least 90 killed from narco-violence in Rosario so far this year; Slain bodies found in mafia-style killings as local authorities warn the situation is ‘critical.’

BRAZIL ELECTION 2022

Ex-Brazilian judge Sergio Moro ends campaign for president

31-03-2022 22:03 Sergio Moro, the famed 'Lava Jato' federal judge and ex-justice minister drops out of race for Presidency.

BLOOMBERG – INTERVIEW

Stephen Kaplan: China faces ‘creditor trap’ in lending to Latin America

07-03-2022 08:00 China will be more cautious about extending loans to Latin American countries after difficulties securing repayment suggest it has sometimes fallen into a “creditor trap,” according to economist Stephen Kaplan.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

‘Cuadernos’ probe: Case proceeds to trial as court rejects CFK’s appeal

16-02-2022 22:04 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s objections rejected in the 'Cuadernos' (“notebooks”) corruption investigation; Case will now proceed to trial.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

President comes to defence of CFK as witness in public works graft trial

15-02-2022 16:18 President Alberto Fernández testifies as witness in case probing alleged corruption involving Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Peronist leader rejects claims he was told to favour allied businessman Lázaro Báez in public works projects during Kirchnerite era.

TRANSFER IRREGULARITIES

Football clubs, AFA headquarters raided as part of money-laundering probe

30-09-2021 17:11 Investigators probing irregularities in transfers of players to Mexican sides. Football association's headquarters raided, along with offices at Gimnasia, Independiente, Racing and Unión de Santa Fe.

CRIME & SECURITY

Government to send 1,575 federal agents to Rosario

29-09-2021 10:38 Cabinet ministers confirm deployment of more than 1,500 new federal agents in Rosario, with officials declaring that “a solution must be found” to surge in drug-related violence.

OBITUARY

Norberto Oyarbide, controversial former judge, dies aged 70

03-09-2021 03:13 Norberto Oyarbide was one of the most controversial judges in Argentina’s history. He died last Wednesday at the age of 70, after spending two months in hospital with double pneumonia produced by coronavirus.

BLOOMBERG

In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign

23-08-2021 13:10 Over the past three months, overseas bonds issued by provinces have handily outperformed sovereign counterparts, cementing their status as the preferred choice for investors.

POLICE OPERATION

Police bust counterfeit ring forging pesos, dollars on large scale

17-08-2021 21:26 Federal Police break up gang producing counterfeit money with series of raids, making 16 arrests. Police say fake bills were manufactured on a large scale and were of good quality.

by Leonardo Nieva

INTERVIEW

María Eugenia Vidal: 'Today I feel I'm the candidate of the entire coalition'

17-07-2021 08:54 Ex-Buenos Aires Province governor discusses Juntos por el Cambio, unity and her decision to launch a congressional run in the nation's capital.

by Ezequiel Spillman

TECH GIANTS

Facebook wins US antitrust dismissal, surges to US$1-trillion value

28-06-2021 19:23 A judge of the of the US District Court dismissed cases filed in December by the Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states, which could have impeded Facebook's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Bloomberg

Government's plan to stabilise rents sends prices skyrocketing in BA

16-04-2021 10:58 Landlords in Buenos Aires have raised the rent on apartments more than 60% ahead of a new law that gives the government control over price increases.

INTERVIEW: JUSTICE MINISTER

Martín Soria: ‘The manipulation of justice by the Macri family is nothing new’

10-04-2021 07:52 Argentina’s new Justice minister is ready to press ahead with judicial reform. He defines himself as simply a Peronist, laying stress on judges who visited Mauricio Macri for private meetings during his presidency.

by Rosario Ayerdi

BLOOMBERG

Debt restructuring talks for Buenos Aires Province stall

22-03-2021 16:23 After nearly a year of extending the deadline of its debt restructuring proposal, fresh documents published by Argentina’s largest province show talks remain stuck.

Revenue-sharing row

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

03-12-2020 11:20 Political tensions have surged back to the fore in Argentina after the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 129-118 vote a sharp cut in this city’s federal revenue-sharing funding on Tuesday following a marathon 20-hour session and intense debate.