Peru’s Opus Dei presidential candidate wears a sackcloth “to keep his desires in check”
Peru’s Rafael López Aliaga, an ultra-conservative member of Opus Dei who practices celibacy and says he wears a sackcloth to...
March 18, 2021Topic
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Bolivia: Áñez’s family denounces her health deterioration, demands transfer to health clinic
Jeanine Áñez's family denounced that the ex-interim president of Bolivia's health has deteriorated and her blood pressure is "extremely high,"...
March 18, 2021
Paraguayan Foreign Minister calls on Brazil for help in fighting pandemic
On Wednesday, March 17th, President Jair Bolsonaro welcomed the Paraguayan Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo, who traveled to Brazil to request...
March 18, 2021
Brazil’s Centrão voting bloc uses health crisis and Bolsonaro’s unpopularity for further power grab
The health crisis combined with president Jair Bolsonaro's growing rejection has boosted the Centrão's appetite for five new ministries.
March 18, 2021
Mayors of São Paulo cities enforce complete lockdown and wartime-like scenarios
Two of the most important São Paulo municipalities dawned on Wednesday, March 17th, like European cities at the start of...
March 18, 2021
Blood bank stocks in São Paulo at critical level, Hemocentro calls for donations
O positive, O negative, A positive, A negative and B negative. A critical level means that the blood supply is...
March 18, 2021
Lula’s case files remanded but Lava-Jato judge maintains freeze on the ex-president’s assets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Curitiba's 13th Federal Court Chief Judge Luiz Antonio Bonat has referred the 4 Lava-Jato lawsuits...
March 18, 2021
Stock markets reflect austerity in Brazil with surprising SELIC hike and slack in the US
Two very different messages came from central banks yesterday.
March 18, 2021
Brazil lifts SELIC benchmark rate with a 75 basis point hike
Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday, March 17th, delivered its first interest rate hike in nearly six years with a 75...
March 17, 2021