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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.

Eight medical staff sent to trial for Diego Maradona’s death

22-06-2022 15:57 Eight defendants ordered to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence in the death of football legend Diego Maradona; Accused face potential prison sentences of up to 25 years in jail.

HUMAN RIGHTS & VENEZUELA

ICC opens Venezuela office to investigate rights abuses

31-03-2022 22:05 International Criminal Court opens branch in Caracas as part of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses during anti-government protests in 2017.

BLOOMBERG

Sergio Moro seeks to bridge Brazil’s right-left rift in 2022 vote

18-11-2021 14:23 Sergio Moro says voters need more options to choose from; Former justice minister seeks to lure Bolsonaro backers as ‘third-way’ candidate.

PANDORA PAPERS

Chile President Sebastián Piñera survives impeachment vote

17-11-2021 12:42 Chile's Senate declines to impeach President Sebastián Piñera over a business deal revealed in the Pandora Papers leaks, refusing to go along with the lower house of Congress in opening proceedings against him.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Matías Morla, Maradona lawyer, says late star's medical treatment was 'very bad'

26-10-2021 10:01 Diego Maradona's former lawyer, Matías Morla, summoned to testify as a witness in the criminal case investigating legendary footballer's death. Prosecutors are looking to determine if there was neglect or malpractice in his treatment and care.

PANDORA PAPERS LEAK

Chile opposition moves to impeach Piñera over Pandora Papers claims

14-10-2021 12:51 Chile's opposition on Wednesday moved to impeach President Sebastián Piñera for the controversial sale of a mining company through a firm owned by his children, which appeared in the Pandora Papers leaks.

KIRCHNER FAMILY WEALTH

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares wealth of 16.4 million pesos

22-09-2021 14:19 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares total wealth of 16,463,095 pesos; Máximo Kirchner reports 400 million pesos.

Death of Diego Maradona

Maradona's daughters deny harassing his ex-lawyer in court testimony

19-08-2021 15:32 Two daughters of Diego Maradona investigated for alleged digital harassment for their messages on social networks against the lawyer Matías Morla in the middle of a dispute over the use of the brand 'Maradona.'

MARADONA BRAND ROW

Court gives back brand rights to former Maradona lawyer Morla

13-08-2021 21:21 Court revokes ban on Matías Morla, Diego Maradona's former lawyer, from using the late footballer's brand and imaging rights.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina raises limit on returning residents to 1,700 places a day

07-08-2021 08:31 Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero confirms government will raise cap on arriving travellers from 1,000 to 1,700 a day. Tourists still banned from entering country.

post-pandemic work

91% of firms will adopt ‘hybrid’ way of working in post-pandemic future

02-08-2021 17:00 Nine out of ten companies in Argentina plan to adopt a “hybrid” work scheme in the post-pandemic future, a new survey has revealed.

COURTS

Correo Argentina reacts to bankruptcy ruling

09-07-2021 00:25 Correo Argentino on Tuesday reacted to a court ruling confirming its bankruptcy with predictably strong criticism.

Courts: Correo Argentino

Correo Argentino: Macri alleges ‘vendetta’ as judge decrees bankruptcy

06-07-2021 21:33 Judge Marta Cirulli decrees bankruptcy of the Correo Argentino post office, owned by the Macri Group. Former president publishes open letter claiming that he and his family are victims of political persecution.

Human Rights

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

06-07-2021 12:12 Argentina and the UK to host a virtual conference of the Equal Rights Coalition, as co-chairs of the intergovernmental body dedicated to the protection of the rights of LGBTI people across the globe.

Coronavirus pandemic

Opposition demands roll-back of daily cap on arriving travellers

02-07-2021 23:57 As many as 40,000 citizens and residents are overseas, according to migration officials, who say 60% of those who travelled last month did so for tourism.

Death of Diego Maradona

Maradona's doctor questioned as probe into star's death continues

28-06-2021 15:26 Prosecutors question Diego Maradona's personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, who stands accused, along with six other medical professionals, of having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Prosecutors to question Maradona's doctor in manslaughter probe

27-06-2021 08:58 Prosecutors will on Monday question Maradona's personal physician Leopoldo Luque, who is implicated with six other medical professionals in having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days.

Death of Diego Maradona

Medical coordinator denies responsibility in Maradona death

22-06-2021 10:25 Nancy Forlini, 52, the medical coordinator in charge of Diego Maradona's home treatment, denied responsibility for his death during questioning. Sheis the fourth of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

Bloomberg

WeWork posts best sales since dropping IPO plans in 2019

21-06-2021 10:50 Global co-working company records best net desk sales since September 2019 and forms joint venture with SoftBank Latin America Fund to oversee the operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Nurse tells prosecutors Maradona barred her from treating him

16-06-2021 12:41 A second nurse accused of neglecting Diego Maradona during the last days of his life was questioned by local prosecutors on Wednesday. Dahiana Gisela Madrid, 36, is one of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona's doctor, six others, to be questioned over footballer's death

14-06-2021 10:04 Diego Maradona's personal physician and six other caregivers accused of neglecting the football icon in his final days will be questioned by prosecutors in Argentina from Monday.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Questioning of medical team over Maradona's death delayed

29-05-2021 10:42 Interrogation of late footballer's medical team under formal investigation for manslaughter delayed until June 14.

And that reminds me…

When beef is a beef

22-05-2021 09:51 Back in 2006 the dollars from the commodity price boom perhaps gave Argentina the luxury of being able to sacrifice one of its export markets but that luxury does not exist today.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me...

The name of the rose

15-05-2021 15:33 All politics is local, it is often said, and socialism does have its pockets in Argentina, of which the late Lifschitz represented by far the largest, the province of Santa Fe.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me...

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

08-05-2021 00:01 Guzmán is not the first economy minister to be humiliated by political priorities and nor will he be the last.

by Michael Soltys

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Death be not proud

01-05-2021 00:46 Mario Meoni was not the first Argentine minister to die in office – my newsroom memories stretch all the way back to the Raúl Alfonsín presidency which lost two successive Defence ministers in just nine months.

by Michael Soltys

Bloomberg

Buenos Aires bankers’ return to office imperiled by Covid surge

07-04-2021 17:07 Several of Argentina’s largest banks succeeded at getting more employees back to headquarters as the virus toll abated in South America’s second-biggest economy. A rising case count now puts that path into question.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona lawyer blasts late star's daughters over inheritance dispute

06-04-2021 14:31 Matías Morla, Maradona's former lawyer, hits back at the late Argentine football legend's daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, after his offices were raided by anti-fraud police, accusing them of abandoning their father.

News of office

Scandals, Covid, deforestation: Brazil under Bolsonaro

Eight medical staff sent to trial for Diego Maradona’s death

ICC opens Venezuela office to investigate rights abuses

Sergio Moro seeks to bridge Brazil’s right-left rift in 2022 vote

Chile President Sebastián Piñera survives impeachment vote

Matías Morla, Maradona lawyer, says late star's medical treatment was 'very bad'

Chile opposition moves to impeach Piñera over Pandora Papers claims

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares wealth of 16.4 million pesos

Maradona's daughters deny harassing his ex-lawyer in court testimony

Court gives back brand rights to former Maradona lawyer Morla

Argentina raises limit on returning residents to 1,700 places a day

91% of firms will adopt ‘hybrid’ way of working in post-pandemic future

Correo Argentina reacts to bankruptcy ruling

Correo Argentino: Macri alleges ‘vendetta’ as judge decrees bankruptcy

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

Opposition demands roll-back of daily cap on arriving travellers

Maradona's doctor questioned as probe into star's death continues

Prosecutors to question Maradona's doctor in manslaughter probe

Medical coordinator denies responsibility in Maradona death

WeWork posts best sales since dropping IPO plans in 2019

Nurse tells prosecutors Maradona barred her from treating him

Maradona's doctor, six others, to be questioned over footballer's death

Questioning of medical team over Maradona's death delayed

When beef is a beef

The name of the rose

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

Death be not proud

Buenos Aires bankers’ return to office imperiled by Covid surge

Maradona lawyer blasts late star's daughters over inheritance dispute

Growing concern over rise in dengue and chikungunya cases

Argentina default on foreign currency debt 'imminent,' says Fitch

Inside Macri's withdrawal and what it means for PRO's presidential hopefuls

Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral

Scaloni prepares to ring the changes for Argentina's friendly against Curaçao

Cómo es El Marquesado, el terreno que le cedieron al MTE de Grabois en Mar del Plata

Banco Nación ofrece créditos de hasta $1 millón con tasa del 40%

La fachada de los espías rusos que se hacían pasar por argentinos

Euro blue hoy: el minuto a minuto de la cotización de este martes

"Planera, xenófoba y racista": fuerte cruce entre Grabois y Cristina Pérez