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Fault in the Itaipu hydroelectric plant leaves much of Paraguay without power
A fault in a transmission line from the Itaipu hydroelectric plant left 70% of Paraguay's National Administration of Electricity (ANDE) users in the dark...
Level of São Paulo’s main water reservoir improves slowly and operates at over 50% of its capacity
The Cantareira Reservoir has registered levels well below normal for many years but is currently operating at more than 50% of its capacity.
Sistema Cantareira...
Lula da Silva’s Labor Minister says iFood and Uber are “slave jobs”
The Brazilian Minister of Labor, Luiz Marinho, made criticism of app companies that provide delivery services such as Uber and iFood.
On Wednesday (Janv. 25),...
Brazil: PT’s nominee for the Mint has already been indicted for fraud
Appointed by the PT of Rio de Janeiro to the presidency of the Casa da Moeda (Mint), Márcio Luís Gonçalves Dias, a government employee,...
Argentina’s currency run: the dollar climbed to $385, the Central Bank lost US$56 million and the gap is close to 100%
The run against the peso broke out again despite all the measures announced by Minister Massa.
The dollar rose in the parallel market but reached...
Relatives of Nicaraguan dissident sentenced to long prison terms
The regime of Daniel Ortega sentenced on Thursday to long sentences three relatives of dissident Javier Alvarez, a political persecuted of the regime.
This is...
Restrictions on the use of cameras by tourists visiting Nicaragua
The General Directorate of Customs Services (DGA) of the Nicaraguan regime has imposed restrictions on the entry of photographic and video cameras, for which...
CVM signs agreement that may boost agribusiness on the Brazilian Stock Exchange
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has signed cooperation agreements to develop the capital market focused on agribusiness.
The partnerships may boost the sector...
Brazilian BNDES: 75% of the loans for works abroad benefited Odebrecht
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear this week that the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) will finance works...
Brazil: Workers Party congressman will be in charge of Binational Itaipu
Federal congressman Ênio Verri (PT-PR) was appointed as the new president of Itaipu Binacional, on Thursday 26, after a meeting with the national president...
Rumble ignores Brazilian STF Justice Moraes and keeps Monark’s channel
The video platform Rumble ignored the decision of Justice Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Court (STF), which ordered the blocking of the channel...
Lula da Silva wants content ‘against democracy’ off social networks within two hours
The Lula da Silva administration wants to force social networks to remove "crime against democracy and terrorism" content.
The PT suggested a deadline of two...
Ocean patrol vessels for Uruguay: Chinese pressure in the face of growing interest in Norwegian ships
After waiting several months for an official confirmation from the Government of Uruguay on the purchase of ocean patrol vessels, Xi Jinping's government has...
BNDES contradicts Lula da Silva on foreign financing
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) took a position on President Lula da Silva's recent statements about lending money to other...