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Venezuelan Parliament rejects US exclusion of Caracas at Summit of the Americas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lawmakers called the US decision not to invite Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to the summit "illegal, discriminatory and...
Nicaragua’s Ortega invited Russian Armed Forces to enter his country in the second half of 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has invited Russia to deploy its armed forces in the country.
This information was announced by...
With state-level VAT cap on fuels, gasoline price in Brazil would drop to R$5.56 -senator
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Calculations by Senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho (MDB-PE), rapporteur of Bolsonaro's state-level VAT cap project (ICMS on Fuels, Electricity, Transportation,...
1500 African men formed spontaneous migrant mob army in northern Italy and attacked localities and girls
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is the first significant incident of the kind that critics of unrestricted and, above all, unconditional mass migration...
Canada to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As per a Health Canada announcement, “In the current outbreak, those at risk of infection are those who have...
Soros-backed investors buy dozens of Spanish language U.S. radio stations to combat “misinformation” among Hispanic communities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of Hispanic investors with backing from leftist billionaire George Soros have purchased 18 radio stations across 10...
Commodity prices at a glance – June 8
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the new geopolitical situation in the world, the unprecedented sanctions frenzy, and the possibility of more global events,...
Analysis: The miraculous opening of the Brazilian economy amid growing protectionism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is a remarkable development for anyone familiar with Brazil's history. After World War II, the country was a...
Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva has 43% vs. Bolsonaro’s 35% – PoderData poll June 5-7
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The poll conducted by PoderData from June 5 to 7, 2022 indicates a stable presidential succession. Leftist Luiz Inácio...
Ecuador: Inflation was 3.38% in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The year-on-year inflation rate in Ecuador accelerated to 3.38% through last May compared to the same period in 2021,...
Argentina: Wheat exports reach record high in first quarter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Six months after Argentina's 2021/22 wheat campaign, tons exported in the first half of the year exceeded 12.7 million...
Bolivia achieves a trade surplus of US$698 million in the first four months of the year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As of April 2022, Bolivia exported US$4.3 billion, achieving a trade surplus of US$698 million, President Luis Arce informed...
Brazil may have strongest cold wave of the year this week, warns Climatempo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Temperatures are expected to drop this week, according to Climatempo.
The weather forecast is for the arrival of a new polar...
Brazil-Argentina: Popular Devil’s Throat footbridge closed due to extraordinary rise of Iguazu River
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Devil's Throat tourist circuit on the Argentinian side of the Iguazu falls was closed due to the extraordinary rise...