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Peruvian President reshuffles cabinet while opposition proposes to remove him from office
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, tried to stop the crisis facing his government on Tuesday with the appointment...
Chilean Betterfly becomes the first social unicorn in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Betterfly, the employee benefits platform, announced today the closing of its Series C investment round, in which it raised...
Producer prices in Brazil end 2021 with a record high of 28.39%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In December, producer prices in Brazil fell for the first time in more than two years but still closed...
Migratory crisis on the Chile-Bolivia border after immigrants beat up police officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Dozens of trucks blocked the main accesses to Iquique, in the Tarapacá region, about 1,800 km north of Santiago,...
A “mega ray” that crossed Argentina and Uruguay was world record in duration
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A "mega ray," which crossed Uruguay and Argentina in June 2020, was validated as the new world record in...
Uruguay announces fuel tariffs increase
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Uruguay announced this Monday the increase of tariffs for the most consumed fuels in that country,...
Nowports, the Uruguayan unicorn candidate seeking an aggressive expansion strategy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nowports has consolidated its presence in the continent. The company that combines logistics with technology expanded its presence in...
Peru’s Pedro Castillo is experiencing the stormiest week of his presidency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Pedro Castillo had a very busy week up to Sunday: the interview with CNN's Fernando del Rincón, highly...
Bolivia imports US$2.12 billion in fuels and breaks record
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Never in history had we imported this much diesel and gasoline," said Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE) general...
Hotel and non-hotel occupancy up in Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Overall occupancy reached 29.8% in the period, according to the report, with the non-hotel sector standing out with an...
At least two dead and four wounded in shooting during a concert in Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least two people lost their lives, and four more were wounded in a shooting last Sunday, January 30,...
Brazilian – Arab trade records new highs in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (MENAFN) Brazilian exports to the Arab world have grown by 26.1%, making it the third-largest importer of Brazilian exports...
With Elon Musk’s Starlink, satellite internet gains new momentum in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dispute for the space economy market, which in recent months has sparked a race among billionaires for the...
Chilean investments in Peru grow despite a leftist government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On July 19, 2021, after three weeks of electoral uncertainty, Pedro Castillo -from the Marxist-oriented Peru Libre party- managed...