EL NACIONAL Venezuelan newspaper boss decries US$13-million damages ruling 20-04-2021 13:52 Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice orders 'El Nacional' newspaper to pay Diosdado Cabello US$13.4 million as a punishment in a defamation case.
RUSSIA Doctors denied access to 'very weak' opposition Russian leader Navalny 20-04-2021 11:50 Alexei Navalny's doctors were again denied access Tuesday to the jailed Kremlin critic, as lawyers for the hunger-striking opposition figure said he was "very weak."
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Supreme Court confirms annulment of Lula graft convictions 15-04-2021 23:16 Supreme Court upholds ruling annulling Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions, clearing the way for him to run for a new presidential term next year.
CFK CLEARED ‘Dollar futures’: Case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed 13-04-2021 22:16 Former president and host of former officials cleared of fraud in relation to futures contracts for the purchase of dollars; three-judge panel unanimously rules to dismiss allegations against vice-president, one of eight graft cases she faces in courts.
Peru election 2021 Peruvian socialist set to face Fujimori in battle of extremes 13-04-2021 14:25 Peru’s next leader will be either a rural schoolteacher who vows to nationalise industries, or the polarising right-wing daughter of a jailed strongman.
Medical Marijuana Jujuy governor encourages tobacco producers to switch to cannabis 12-04-2021 09:00 Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales has suggested that tobacco farmers begin growing cannabis instead, potentially opening up a multi-million-dollar market – but the province's tobacco chamber isn't fully on board.
Global Pandemic Brazilian Senate to probe Bolsonaro's handling of pandemic 09-04-2021 11:55 A judge from Brazil's supreme court on Thursday ordered the Senate to create a commission to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic, after requests from 32 of Brazil's 81 senators.
Ecuador run-off Leftist Andrés Arauz says he would renegotiate Ecuador's agreements if elected 08-04-2021 16:31 Leftist presidential candidate Andres Arauz has big plans to change Ecuador's course if elected on Sunday, when he faces right-wing contender Guillermo Lasso in a run-off vote.
Ecuador run-off Right-winger Guillermo Lasso says aiming for Ecuador political unity 08-04-2021 16:20 Right-wing presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso says he's ready to work with anyone, including political rivals, to govern the country if elected in Ecuador's second-round run-off on Sunday.
ECUADOR RUN-OFF Environmentalists dismayed by Ecuador presidential candidates 08-04-2021 16:09 Leftist Andrés Arauz faces the right-wing Guillermo Lasso in a run-off election, with both vowing to continue oil and mineral extraction, which has already devastated a sixth of Ecuador's Amazon jungle.
Peruvian Politics Ex-prostitute, 'Jesus' actor line up for Peru Congress race 07-04-2021 12:33 Meet some of the candidates in Peru's Congressional elections, including an ex-prostitute campaigning for sex workers rights, a Jesus impersonator, a transgender congresswoman and an anime fanatic.
ISRAELI POLITICS Israel PM Netanyahu on trial as coalition talks ramp up 05-04-2021 10:11 Legal and political dramas converge as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends court for corruption trial, while his bid to form a government after another inconclusive election reached a critical phase.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil military chiefs exit in new turmoil for Bolsonaro 30-03-2021 20:36 Three commanders of Armed Forces out, confirms Bolsonaro government. Some Brazilian media reports trio had resigned in protest at president's surprise decision to replace defence minister Fernando Azevedo as part of a sweeping reshuffle.
ANALYSIS Bolsonaro ousts top ministers as pandemic spirals out of control 30-03-2021 10:19 Cabinet changes are Bolsonaro’s latest attempt to diffuse growing Covid crisis amid harsh criticism from the business community and his own allies.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil 29-03-2021 21:28 While speculation had been swirling that Bolsonaro was about to fire foreign minister Ernesto Araujo, who faced criticism for the government's problems securing more Covid-19 vaccines, many of the other changes came as a surprise.
THE WEEK Pay no more revisited 27-03-2021 08:18 The urgent question is whether CFK and Guzmán are on the same team and executing some kind of coordinated play to eventually force a deal with the IMF. by Martín Gambarotta
AS I SEE IT A country caught in a time warp 27-03-2021 07:57 Obsessed as they are by the world of almost half a century ago, Cristina and her admirers have little interest in the country they are now governing. by James Neilson
Latin America Costa Rica deputy stages parliament sit-in to protest abortion bill 25-03-2021 15:06 Costa Rican legislator from the conservative New Republic party has spent the last three days barefoot in the middle of the country's National Assembly hall to protest against a possible bill to legalise abortion.
Global pandemic In Brazil, Covid is increasingly hitting the young 23-03-2021 10:10 There are fewer wrinkles and less grey hair among patients in Brazil's intensive care units as the country reels from a surge in Covid-19 that is increasingly hitting people under 60.
ISRAELI ELECTION Netanyahu polling ahead but win uncertain in new Israel vote 22-03-2021 14:37 Israeli voters readied for a fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in the polls but uncertain of clinching a governing majority.
ex-interim president Bolivia's Áñez authorised for transfer from prison to hospital 20-03-2021 09:18 Bolivia's former interim president Jeanine Áñez will be allowed to transfer from prison to a hospital following poor health, a panel of judges said Friday, less than a week after her arrest on charges linked to the ousting of her predecessor Evo Morales.
AS I SEE IT Declare me innocent, or else 20-03-2021 07:48 Political power is now in the hands of individuals who are far more interested in the future of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her offspring than in the fate of the rest of the population. by James Neilson
European Politics Spain legalises euthanasia, assisted suicide 18-03-2021 12:27 Spain's parliament passed a law legalising euthanasia on Thursday with 202 in favour and 141 against, making it one of few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering.
April congress New era beckons for Cuba, without a Castro in power 17-03-2021 12:46 Cuba will emerge from the April congress of its all-powerful Communist Party without a Castro at the helm for the first time in over 60 years.
Global pandemic Under fire, Brazil's Bolsonaro tones down on Covid 17-03-2021 10:26 With Brazil registering record daily death tolls from Covid-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is changing his traditionally pandemic-sceptic tune.
LATIN AMERICA Bolivia ex-interim president Áñez arrested in 'coup' probe 14-03-2021 07:53 Bolivia's former interim president Jeanine Áñez was arrested Saturday on terrorism and sedition charges over what the government claims was a coup attempt against her predecessor and political rival Evo Morales.
PERIODISMO PURO – INTERVIEW Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’ 13-03-2021 06:01 Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli on the future of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta’s “hands-on” leadership and security in the nation’s capital. by Jorge Fontevecchia
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Lula comes out swinging at Bolsonaro, slams 'imbecile' Covid policies 10-03-2021 18:13 Lula makes instant return to politics, attacking President Jair Bolsonaro and his "imbecile" Covid-19 policies, though the ex-PT leader declined to say whether he would run against him next year.
CABINET CHANGE Fernández: Marcela Losardo will step down as justice minister 09-03-2021 14:37 President confirms in TV interview that his long-time political ally and friend, Justice Minister Marcela Losardo, will be stepping down.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Vaccine gains bring Chile's Piñera back from the brink 09-03-2021 13:56 Just over a year ago, Chile’s billionaire president, Sebastián Piñera, had an approval rating of six percent, the lowest in Latin America. Today, his approval rating has leaped as the country vaccinates its population against Covid at a rate that outstrips most of the world.
'STERLISATIONS' SCANDAL Peru's victims of 'forced sterilisations' hope for Fujimori apology 07-03-2021 08:28 Court proceedings against Alberto Fujimori, for a programme blamed for forcibly sterilising thousands of poor women, has generated hope among victims that justice will finally be served in Peru.
EUROPEAN POLITICS Scotland leader fends off calls to quit over case against ex-ally 03-03-2021 10:43 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon defends handling of sexual assault claims against her predecessor Alex Salmond, in a case that has erupted into a full-blown crisis.
VIP VACCINE SCANDAL Government releases list of vaccine recipients as scandal grows 22-02-2021 23:38 Pressure grows on Alberto Fernández administration over ‘VIP vaccination’ scandal. Casa Rosada releases a list of Peronist leaders, officials and their family members who received Sputnik jab.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Bolsonaro calls for more changes after general goes to Petrobras 21-02-2021 08:25 Brazil leader says that more changes are underway after naming a former general to head Petrobras. Experts say Bolsonaro has chosen "economic populism."
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro appoints Army reserve general to head Petrobras 21-02-2021 08:12 Brazil's far-right president appoints Army reserve general Joaquim Silva e Luna to lead state-owned energy giant Petrobras, after criticising several successive increases in the price of fuel.
CARLOS MENEM (1930-2021) The first post-modern president 20-02-2021 07:56 Menem was the emblem of Argentina’s eternal aspiration to be a First World cosmopolitan society. by Gustavo González
AND THAT REMINDS ME... Charlie was my darling 20-02-2021 07:40 A selection of purely personal memories and perceptions of Carlos Menem, including some that differ from conventional wisdom. by Michael Soltys
Lava Jato Brazil's watershed 'Lava Jato' graft probe ends with a whimper 08-02-2021 15:20 One of the biggest corruption investigations in history wraps up after falling into scandal itself.
MILITARY COUP IN MYANMAR Anger and confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes 01-02-2021 17:45 A putsch had been expected for days, yet when it came it left Myanmar stunned.
MILITARY COUP IN MYANMAR Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi 01-02-2021 16:59 Myanmar's military seizes power in a bloodless coup, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency.
MILITARY COUP IN MYANMAR Myanmar: Diverse nation dominated by long arm of military rule 01-02-2021 16:58 After only a decade of civilian rule, Myanmar's junta have grabbed power again, arresting elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday after alleging fraud in her party's landslide election win in November.
UNITED STATES Biden talks the talk – but can he deliver? 30-01-2021 09:10 What will happen when US president’s slickly run messaging operation hits harsh reality?
UNITED STATES Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden 21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.
UNITED STATES Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter' 21-01-2021 11:55 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.
UNITED STATES Biden to unveil sweeping post-inauguration immigration reforms 19-01-2021 22:58 US President-elect Joe Biden will roll back Donald Trump's tough approach to undocumented immigrants in sweeping reforms to be introduced on his first day in office, Biden's Homeland Security Department nominee said Tuesday.
BLOOMBERG Merkel’s party must finally settle on a new leader and is torn 11-01-2021 08:19 Angela Merkel has been a pillar of stability for Germany and the western world for the better part of two decades, but the party that kept her in charge of Europe’s biggest economy is grappling with the power vacuum she’s leaving behind.
VACCINES & POLITICS Unforced errors and the unlikely prospect of unity 02-01-2021 08:24 It’s time to put aside differences and find a common way forward together, tackling the structural problems that will allow the country to move in the direction of progress. by Agustino Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW Anne-Marie Slaughter: ‘Climate is clearly Biden’s top priority. 26-12-2020 09:55 Former director of policy planning in the US State Department Anne-Marie Slaughter discusses the likely foreign policy approach of the incoming Biden administration. by Leandro Dario
EDITORIAL Robin Hood or the politics of envy? 05-12-2020 09:10 There is a need to look beyond the eternal rivalry of Buenos Aires City and Province to the nation as a whole. This is not a simple zero-sum game of robbing Peter to pay Paul between a middle-class city and a Peronist province.
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.