News of congress

Paris Club says Argentina has committed to IMF deal by next March

23-06-2021 18:50 The government has committed to reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund no later than the end of March as part of an understanding with the Paris Club to avoid default.

Guzmán confirms Argentina has reached deal with Paris Club

22-06-2021 18:04 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán confirms Argentina had reached an agreement with the Paris Club of creditor countries to avoid defaulting on a loan repayment in July.

El Salvador first country to approve bitcoin as legal tender

09-06-2021 09:33 Lawmakers in El Salvador approve bill that will eventually allow digital currency to be used for many aspects of daily life, from property purchases to tax contributions.

AMLO’s wings clipped with Mexico bloc set to lose super-majority

07-06-2021 13:00 President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s coalition is on course to lose its super-majority in Mexico's lower house after key midterm elections, according to initial results.

May Day comes with a Mayday

01-05-2021 00:01 With President Alberto Fernández essentially extending more of the same for the next three weeks on Friday, neither the present nor the immediate future offer any escape from the grim data of the coronavirus pandemic.

As Castro reign ends, Cuba is mired in a debt debacle once again

27-04-2021 12:39 With hardly enough cash to pay for food imports now as Raúl Castro gives up his last vestiges of power – bringing an end to six decades of Castro family rule – Cuba can’t make good on the debt repayment deals that had been hailed as a sign of its return to the international stage just a few years earlier.

‘Ganancias’: Senate official says income tax bill will clear upper house

30-03-2021 20:49 Senate Budget Committee chair predicts income tax bill recently approved in the lower house will clear upper chamber next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Government advances bill exempting 1.3 million from income tax

28-03-2021 16:08 Argentina’s lawmakers have taken a major step in exempting about 1.3 million citizens from paying income taxes.

What we learned this week: February 27 to March 6

06-03-2021 09:42 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

The year of the jab

06-03-2021 09:29 The president’s speech was not all about Covid. Fernández drove home the message – with the five members of the Supreme Court looking on remotely – that he is not satisfied with the performance of the judicial branch.

by Martín Gambarotta

There's no jab against ego tripping

27-02-2021 07:29 Cutting corners, contacting cronies for dodgy favours and jumping lines is almost a national sport in Argentina.

by Martín Gambarotta

Bolsonaro further relaxes gun laws in Brazil

16-02-2021 14:49 Four decrees, issued late Friday, increase the number of firearms Brazilians can own from four to six – or up to 60, for those who practice recreational sport shooting – and authorise them to carry up to two guns in public.

Democrats tell 'unhinged' Trump to step down or be impeached

09-01-2021 09:15 Nancy Pelosi speaks with the nation's top military leader about blocking potential military or nuclear action by president during final days in office.

Latin American lessons for the United States’ damaged democracy

09-01-2021 07:16 Being able to disrupt the constitutional process, whether directly or indirectly, through the use of violence is an indication that said democratic process is breaking down.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Lower house set to vote on bill to legalise abortion

10-12-2020 02:54 Chamber of Deputies set to vote on bill to legalise abortion in Argentina. Session due to begin at 11am, with vote on initiative expected to take place in early hours of Friday morning.

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

03-12-2020 11:20 Political tensions have surged back to the fore in Argentina after the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 129-118 vote a sharp cut in this city’s federal revenue-sharing funding on Tuesday following a marathon 20-hour session and intense debate.

Peru taps third president in less than a week to fill power vacuum

17-11-2020 08:07 Lawmakers on Monday voted in Francisco Sagasti, an elder-statesman legislator with extensive consulting experience at home and abroad to lead a new government by electing him head of congress and new president.

Peruvian Congress chooses centrist Francisco Sagasti as new president

16-11-2020 19:25 Francisco Sagasti chosen as next leader by Congress as Peru gets to grips with deep political crisis, sparked by the impeachment of one popular president and the resignation of his controversial successor amid protests which killed two people.

Peru's Congress votes to impeach President Vizcarra on graft allegations

09-11-2020 22:19 Peru's Congress voted Monday to impeach President Martín Vizcarra over allegations he took kickbacks from developers while a regional governor. Congress leader Manuel Marino will now take over the presidential functions until July 2021.

BlackRock's Fink says Argentina won't soon regain investor trust

06-11-2020 08:15 Blackrock Inc. CEO Larry Fink said Argentina has a long way to go before it can regain investor confidence.