NGOs claim that in Uruguay 2.7 million kilos of food are wasted per day
The director of the Plato Lleno organization, Adriana Cristante, said that more than 2.7 million kilos of food are wasted...
October 22, 2021Topic
Latin America
Uruguay and Chile are the only countries in the Americas with unrestricted press freedom – Chapultepec Index
The results show that Uruguay and Chile are the only countries in the Americas with unrestricted press freedom, with Uruguay...
October 22, 2021
China promises Brazil quick solution to beef embargo
China, Brazil's largest trading partner and the leading destination of Brazilian beef exports, consider that it will soon overcome..
October 22, 2021
Half of Covid-19 deaths in Brazil are due to inequality – Imperial College London
The severity of Covid-19 infection, caused by new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (e.g., Gamma), was not the leading cause...
October 22, 2021
Soybean planting in Brazil’s Cerrado region occupies an area larger than Italy – NGO study
Satellite images taken between 1985 and 2020 and analyzed revealed to researchers a significant expansion of agriculture in Brazil
October 20, 2021
Brazil states foresee US$6 billion loss from ICMS tax change on fuels designed to mitigate price rise
Brazilian states recalculated in R$32 (US$6) billion the size of the losses with the project that changes the way ICMS...
October 19, 2021
Ecuador decrees State of Exception to combat drug trafficking
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of exception throughout the country in the face of rising..
October 19, 2021
After 2019 clash with European donors, VP Mourão says it’s “all set” to resume Brazil Amazon Fund
"all ready" for the resumption of the Amazon Fund, created in 2008 to distribute resources to projects to prevent and...
October 18, 2021
NGO demands Uruguay government provide solution to food crisis
(CPS) of Uruguay demanded the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou to provide a severe and long-term solution to the...
October 18, 2021