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Montevideo, August 17th 2026 - 01:34 UTC

 

 

Lula y Flávio Bolsonaro abren la campaña brasileña en sus respectivas cunas políticas
The Quaest poll released on Friday gives Lula 43% against Flávio Bolsonaro's 40% in a potential runoff

Brazil's two leading presidential candidates launched their campaigns for the October 4 elections on Sunday with rallies at the venues associated with their political trajectories. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva drew more than 10,000 supporters to the Vila Euc...

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Peña says the Milei-Lula crisis has not affected how Mercosur functions
Peña said Lula and Milei now hold “irreconcilable differences,” though he argued both understand that the relationship between their countries is greater than the relationship between them.
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A year from the presidential vote, Argentina's parties begin to define alliances
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Brazil: Two days before the deadline, Bolsonaro's party cannot register Flávio as candidate
“You saw that they falsified my party affiliation. The system will try everything to stop me, but it will not succeed, because God is in command,” Flávio Bolsonaro said
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Falklands pause Loligo squid fishing for two weeks over low biomass
The decision was taken after consultation with the industry and reflects, according to the official statement, a shared view that a temporary cessation is the most appropriate course of action
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The report, which combines bank and non-bank financing, counts 20.4 million people holding some form of credit, of whom 5.3 million — 26.1% — were more than 90 days behind on payments

Argentine household arrears reach 17.5% and the government rules out intervening

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The Colombian leader reported the request on his X account, following a telephone conversation he described as “friendly” and lasting ten minutes

Colombia asks Washington to suspend 12.5% tariffs over the earthquake emergency

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De la Espriella said 90 tonnes of humanitarian aid had reached Pereira through the office of the first lady

Colombia: De la Espriella calls the situation in Pereira “apocalyptic” after touring the city

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The figure coincides with an improvement for the Liberal Party candidate in voting intention. In a potential runoff he would take 40% against the president's 43%

Rejection of Flávio Bolsonaro exceeds Lula's despite his gains in voting intention

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