Argentine politicians across the spectrum have condemned Sunday’s attack on Brazil’s congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace. While ruling center-left Frente de Todos coalition has voiced solidarity with Lula, the Juntos por el Cambio opposition has compared the attacks with the internal wrangle for Argentina’s Supreme Court. The …
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Brazil congress attack: Argentine opposition draws comparison with domestic politics
Brazilian security forces have detained over 1,200 pro-Bolsonaro protesters who were camping outside the army headquarters in Brasília in rejection of last October’s election results. Their removal comes as the government starts to investigate those responsible for storming the nation’s Congress, Supreme Court, and Presidential Palace on Sunday. …
Brazil in shock after Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil is reeling in shock after supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday afternoon, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President …
Brazil: a script written by Trump that aimed to trigger a coup the old way
The violent invasion of the headquarters of the three powers in Brasilia by thousands of far-right supporters –only a week into Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third government–, caught security forces strikingly off guard, especially state military police and the Army. Indeed, evicting the camps set up near …
Lula and Fernández jumpstart new era in Argentina-Brazil relations
“We’ve decided to put relations between Argentina and Brazil back on track,” said Alberto Fernández in a press conference after meeting with Lula da Silva in the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasília. “They’ve been complicated for the past four years, but we hope we’ll advance in all the topics …
Lula da Silva takes office in Brazil with urgent demands and a poisoned political environment
The same man who made history on January 1, 2003, when he became the first factory worker to ever take office as president of Brazil, will star in the emotional ritual of taking the oath for the third time on Sunday. Yet the context in which Luiz Inácio …
Bolivian governor Camacho arrested on terror charges over 2019 coup
Bolivian police arrested Santa Cruz governor Luis Fernando Camacho on terrorism charges near his home on Wednesday afternoon. The opposition figurehead is accused of participating in the 2019 coup d’etat that forced out long-serving leader, Evo Morales, in the wake of controversial electoral fraud allegations. Camacho was taken …
Lula da Silva’s return to power in Brazil will change the region’s political course and strengthen integration. After meeting with the future Ministers of Finance and Industry, Sergio Massa returned from Sao Paulo with the first signs of this trend. Negotiations are moving forward with the main trading …
The Economy Ministry is drafting a tax amnesty bill for Argentines with money, goods, or financial assets in undeclared accounts. The project, which will be presented in Congress in the coming days, comes after Economy Minister Sergio Massa signed a FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) agreement with …