News of system

Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case

22-03-2023 11:26 Woman, identified as "Beatríz", squaring off against El Salvador for case on the legality of denying access to abortion services

And that reminds me…

Court between a rock and a hard place

21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘This government, of which I’m president, is also Cristina’s government’

16-12-2022 14:11 Interviewed at the Editorial Perfil newsroom, President Alberto Fernández offers an evaluation of his three years in government in a feature interview. He addresses the economy, his relationship with Sergio Massa, Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction and his recent national broadcast highlighting allegations of political and judicial collusion.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’

15-07-2022 08:00 Supreme Court justice discusses his experience in and the future of the Judiciary, ecology and the environment, and the problems facing Argentina and the wider world.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

And that reminds me

Supreme Courts are caught, not tort

29-04-2022 17:03 Phobias against independent justice are far from being a uniquely Kirchnerite vice.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Ricardo López Murphy: 'Argentina’s economic regime is very absurd’

15-04-2022 15:10 Lawmaker, economist, former minister and ex-presidential candidate Ricardo López Murphy on Argentina’s struggles with inflation and the future of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Bolivian politics

Bolivia ex-leader Áñez stands trial for Bolivia coup

10-02-2022 11:19 Jeanine Áñez stands trial Thursday, accused of orchestrating the ouster of her predecessor as Bolivia's leader, Evo Morales.

#1F MARCH

Inside the Kirchnerite march on the Supreme Court

03-02-2022 16:46 Representatives of the ruling party and trade unionists sympathetic to the government were present. The reaction of the opposition.

SUPREME COURT

Names in the frame circulate as Supreme Court deadline passes

03-12-2021 23:26 Deadline to nominate new justice for nation’s highest tribunal passes without fanfare; Government drawing up list of potential replacements for Elena Highton de Nolasco, but recognises process will take time.

by Ariel Stemphelet

Courts

Argentina's justice system to probe Myanmar war crimes claims

30-11-2021 08:54 Argentina's justice system will investigate allegations of war crimes committed by the Myanmar military against that country's Rohingya minority under a court ruling upholding the principles of universal jurisdiction.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

26-10-2021 12:05 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announces at a press conference that a third shot of coronavirus vaccine will be offered to citizens aged over 50 and those with weakened immune systems.

A (very) short interview

Horacio Rosatti on Lorenzetti, Macri and Alberto Fernández

25-10-2021 13:49 New Supreme Court chief justice spoke briefly to Noticias magazine, responding to ex-president Mauricio Macri’s regret over having nominated him as “the best praise I ever had as a judge.”

by Carlos Claá

SUPREME COURT

Vacancy opens on Supreme Court as Highton de Nolasco resigns bench

09-10-2021 12:40 Supreme Court justice resigns from nation’s highest tribunal in letter to President Alberto Fernández. Highton de Nolasco, who was sworn in back in 2004, will leave her post on November 1.

EDITORIAL

Could justice be just just?

09-10-2021 12:16 Unfashionable as this opinion might be, Argentine justice is showing various signs of a robust independence from outside pressures in exceptionally volatile political times.

SUPREME COURT

Elena Highton de Nolasco resigns from Supreme Court

05-10-2021 16:15 Supreme Court justice resigns from nation’s highest tribunal in letter to President Alberto Fernández. Highton de Nolasco, who was sworn in back in 2004, will leave her post on November 1.

Bloomberg

Water crisis threatens grain, iron transport on key Brazil river

29-07-2021 16:12 Brazil issued a provisional measure to authorise exceptional and temporary efforts to optimize the use of hydro-energy resources and secure energy supply as country faces one of its worst water crisis.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Echoing Trump, Bolsonaro attacks voting system ahead of elections

23-07-2021 02:51 President Jair Bolsonaro has ramped up his attacks on Brazil's long-established electronic voting system, suggesting he is bracing for defeat in elections next year – and to fight back, analysts say.

And that reminds me…

Grabbing the wealth of health by stealth

19-06-2021 09:51 Replacing Argentina’s fragmented system with a comprehensive public health system is highly rational in principle and there are some positive examples abroad – but what are the chances of these being emulated under the current government?

by Michael Soltys

DEMONSTRATION

Nurses, health workers protest for improved pay, working conditions

13-05-2021 02:26 Healthcare professionals, working round the clock to tackle the impact of Covid-19 second wave, take to the streets calling for improved pay and working conditions.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Exhausted and with few beds free, doctors struggle amid second wave

17-04-2021 07:45 Emotions run high in the intensive care unit of one public hospital in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Province, where fatigued doctors are battling to save the lives of Covid-19 patients.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Covid tsunami

10-04-2021 08:52 The second wave is here and it already looks challenging. A winter of discontent looms ahead of the midterm elections.

by Martín Gambarotta

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

AFA’s restrictions may prove too little, too late for local football

10-04-2021 08:28 A costly shutdown looks inevitable for Argentina’s top flight, after more than 100 players test positive for Covid-19.

by Dan Edwards

AS I SEE IT

Back to square one

10-04-2021 08:11 For poorer countries, among them Argentina, salvation is still a long way off.

by James Neilson

GRIDLOCKED

‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections

10-04-2021 08:06 It is common to hear people in Argentina complaining that issues have become politicised, meaning that powerful people representing conflicting interests have gridlocked an issue.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Covid-19 second wave arrives with exhausted economy, citizenry

10-04-2021 07:26 Government introduces new restrictions after surge in infections, hoping to tread thin line between economic pain and healthcare gain.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Political differences laid bare as City, Province split on measures

10-04-2021 07:20 Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof warns that “Covid tsunami” is hitting Argentina as new restrictions are introduced.

Covid-19 second wave

Doctor warns Argentina could be facing '35,000 cases daily' in next few months

07-04-2021 15:48 Paediatrician and former director of Garrahan children's hospital, Carlos Kambourian, raises concerns over surge in Covid-19 infections in Argentina, the difficulties in implementing measures and the strain on the local healthcare system.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

06-04-2021 22:50 Government finalising new decree introducing more restrictions to tackle Covid-19 second wave, as Argentina registers record daily high of more than 20,000 confirmed cases.

NEW REPORT

Argentines have US$250 billion stashed outside financial system, says INDEC

03-04-2021 08:47 Deposits in bank accounts abroad,safety deposit boxes at home or hidden "under the mattress," shares, bonds all contribute to this total.

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Pedro Cahn: ‘If things get out of hand, more lockdowns may be necessary’

03-04-2021 07:14 Dr Pedro Cahn is the Scientific Director of Fundación Huésped, a major NGO devoted to the fight against HIV/AIDS. During the coronavirus pandemic, he has served as part of an expert committee advising the Presidency and the Health Ministry on how to combat the transmission of Covid-19.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

News of system

Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case

Court between a rock and a hard place

Alberto Fernández: ‘This government, of which I’m president, is also Cristina’s government’

Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’

Supreme Courts are caught, not tort

Ricardo López Murphy: 'Argentina’s economic regime is very absurd’

Bolivia ex-leader Áñez stands trial for Bolivia coup

Inside the Kirchnerite march on the Supreme Court

Names in the frame circulate as Supreme Court deadline passes

Argentina's justice system to probe Myanmar war crimes claims

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

Horacio Rosatti on Lorenzetti, Macri and Alberto Fernández

Vacancy opens on Supreme Court as Highton de Nolasco resigns bench

Could justice be just just?

Elena Highton de Nolasco resigns from Supreme Court

Water crisis threatens grain, iron transport on key Brazil river

Echoing Trump, Bolsonaro attacks voting system ahead of elections

Grabbing the wealth of health by stealth

Nurses, health workers protest for improved pay, working conditions

Exhausted and with few beds free, doctors struggle amid second wave

Covid tsunami

AFA’s restrictions may prove too little, too late for local football

Back to square one

‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections

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

Covid-19 second wave arrives with exhausted economy, citizenry

Political differences laid bare as City, Province split on measures

Doctor warns Argentina could be facing '35,000 cases daily' in next few months

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

Argentines have US$250 billion stashed outside financial system, says INDEC

Pedro Cahn: ‘If things get out of hand, more lockdowns may be necessary’

Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet

Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting

Inside the bilateral: What did Alberto and Joe say to each other?

Rosario: A city under threat from murderous drug gangs

Without time, desire nor margin, Peronism resigns itself to a PASO

Se desinfla el "operativo clamor" para Cristina Kirchner

El senador republicano Ted Cruz acusó a CFK de "corrupta" y ella lo cruzó en Twitter

Un ex ingeniero de Google predijo que se conseguirá la inmortalidad en 8 años

Escándalo y críticas a Larreta por obra de contenido erótico en un museo porteño

Anses lanza una línea de crédito para Semana Santa: cuáles son los requisitos para acceder