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BLOOMBERG

Trump will give Bolsonaro Jr preferential access, says Brazil foreign minister

04-09-2019 08:51 Trump will give special treatment to Eduardo Bolsonaro if he is confirmed as ambassador to Washington, according to Brazil’s foreign minister.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Brazil foreign minister views Alberto Fernández as a threat to Mercosur

03-09-2019 16:16 “It would be very frustrating, just as Mercosur enjoys its best moment in 30 years, to have an Argentine government that might bring setbacks,” says Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo.

BREXIT

UK election threat looms as Johnson fights Tory Brexit rebels

02-09-2019 12:32 Allies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson are considering a snap poll as he battles his opponents in Parliament who are trying to stop him taking the UK out of the EU without a deal on October 31.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Boudou acquitted and convicted in unified trial over car purchases

29-08-2019 17:15 Former vice-president handed three-year suspended sentence for supplying false data for purchase of car, but is cleared of irregularities in the buying of 19 high-end vehicles dating back to when he led Economy Ministry.

MERCOSUR

Norway says timing of EFTA-Mercosur pact 'awful'

27-08-2019 12:45 Norway, which is part of European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) grouping four non-EU members, on Tuesday regretted the "awful timing" of a trade pact with Mercosur, as fires rage in the Amazon.

AS I SEE IT

BoJo makes it to the top

27-07-2019 09:41 For the “golden age” Boris sees ahead to come closer, he will have to finish a maddeningly difficult job – one his predecessor Theresa May was unable to complete.

by James Neilson

BRITISH POLITICS

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign on June 7

24-05-2019 08:55 Decision ends a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit and increases likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU later this year.

CRIME AND SAFETY

Minister Bullrich’s taser guns to hit the Buenos Aires streets in March

17-01-2019 12:57 Government confirms electric weapons will be in use in less than two months' time.

by Anna Laffrey

SERGIO MORO JOINS BOLSONARO

Lava Jato judge puts legacy on line after agreeing to be new justice minister

03-11-2018 08:29 Sergio Moro, the Brazilian judge at the centre of one of the largest corruption investigations in history, has agreed to become justice minister in the government of Presidentelect Jair Bolsonaro.

EX-FOREIGN MINISTER

Dante Caputo dies aged 74

23-06-2018 11:02 Last Wednesday he ended his battle against cancer.

BLANQUEO

Report claims Dujovne whitewashed more than 20 million pesos in tax amnesty

21-04-2018 11:12 Report by Noticias magazine raises questions over tax evasion. Treasury minister chooses not to respond to specific questions, saying that the information is confidential and was leaked by a “criminal gang.”

SECURITY MINISTER IN UNITED STATES

Patricia Bullrich: "If you want the police to act, you have to give them confidence."

10-02-2018 12:31 During trip to visit DEA, FBI officials in United States, Security Minister emphasises ‘change in doctrine’ in wake of criticism of Chocobar case and reveals government is seeking closer cooperation and funding from Washington on security issues.

by Santiago del Carril