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Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 shakes Guatemala and raises alarm, but no fatalities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open Richter scale shook Guatemala early Wednesday morning, terrifying the population. Still,...
Foreign and Defense Ministers of Russia and Brazil to meet in Moscow
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The foreign and defense ministers of Russia and Brazil will hold their first meeting in the "2+2" format in...
Argentina: exporters warn about new trade restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On February 1, upon opening the AFIP portal, hundreds of companies found that their 'Financial Economic Capacity', the equivalent...
Ecuador suspends mining in Amazon area affected by illegal extraction
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, February 14, the Government of Ecuador announced that it temporarily suspended mining rights in an area of...
Why Uruguay is the only full democracy in South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On February 10, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU, an independent business unit of The Economist magazine that analyzes countries...
Honduras: security forces surround ex-President Hernández’s residence
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Honduran security forces with assault rifles have stationed themselves tonight around the residence of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez,...
Brazil registered more than 2,100 homo-affective unions in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The declarations of homo-affective stable union registered, in 2021, the third consecutive high in Brazil. The data are part...
Barrick Gold’s epilogue in Chile and complications in the Pascua Lama closure
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The closure of Pascua Lama, the failed bi-national mining project between Chile and Argentina pushed by Canada's Barrick Gold...
Hard Rock to open hotels and maybe casinos in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A regular in the main foreign tourist destinations, the Hard Rock chain of hotels, restaurants, and casinos is increasing...
Brazil, El Salvador: coffee prices rose 110% in the last year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2021, the price per quintal of coffee had risen more than US$100 in the international market. Last week...
BBVA grows in Brazil with an investment of US$300 million in the digital bank Neon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BBVA announced Monday an investment of US$300 million in the Brazilian digital bank Neon, where it already had an...
Brazil’s Lemann family becomes shareholder of Roger Federer backed shoe brand
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two of Brazil's wealthiest families have emerged as major shareholders in a Swiss sporting goods company with a market...
Duque announces milestone Colombian economic growth of 10.2% in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombian President Iván Duque announced Monday that his country's economy will grow by more than 10.2% in 2021, representing...
The Economist places Paraguay in the status of “hybrid regimes”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay, Ecuador, Mexico, and Tunisia were relegated from "deficient democracies" to the status of "hybrid regimes," according to a...