Mexico Panel Backs Fines Up to 100% for Fuel Smuggling
Mexico's lower-house finance committee backed fines of 50% to 100% of cargo value for false fuel import papers on 1...
October 5, 2026Topic
Chamber of Deputies
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Party Wins 121 Seats in Lower House
Brazil's Congress from 2027: Bolsonaro's PL wins 121 of 513 lower-house seats and a projected 28 of 81 senators before...
October 5, 2026
Mexican Boxer and Congressman Jorge Kahwagi Dies at 58
Mexican boxer, businessman and former deputy Jorge Kahwagi Macari died in Mexico City on 30 September 2026, aged 58. The...
September 30, 2026
Brazil Advances AI Consumer Protection Rules With Real Teeth
Brazilian lawmakers advanced an AI consumer protection bill making firms disclose AI use, allow human review of automated decisions and...
June 28, 2026
Brazil: Presidents of Chamber and Senate expose isolated Supreme Court between government and legislature
The presidents of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), and the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), declared that the impeachment
April 27, 2022
Brazil’s Chamber passes 2022 Budget; deputies analyze highlights
There were only 2 abstentions. Chamber deputies will now analyze highlights to the final report presented by deputy Hugo Leal...
December 22, 2021
Brazil: NGOs call for impeachment of Economy Minister for actions during pandemic
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes at the Chamber of Deputies for dereliction of duty during the Covid-19 pandemic.
December 10, 2021
Chile rejects proposed law decriminalizing abortion up to 14 weeks
The Chamber of Deputies of Chile voted this Tuesday against the Law for the Decriminalization of Abortion up to 14...
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Opinion: Brazil’s Centrão – Slouching towards Bedlam?
In Brazil’s legislature, however, the “centre” is far from falling apart. The “Centrão” bloc, “its hour come round at last”
November 25, 2021