News of system

Higher learning versus hire learning

21-09-2024 06:19 There is no chance of improving the quality of higher education without doing something about the quantity of both universities and students.

by Michael Soltys

JUSTICE SYSTEM & PRISONS

Milei slashes budget for legal centres in favour of prison spending

29-06-2024 04:25 Argentina’s Justice Ministry announces closure of 81 Centres of Access to Justice nationwide; Milei government boosts budget for the ‘Criminal Policy’ programme by 963% in move to “modernise Penitentiary Service” and “improve the situation of persons deprived of liberty."

by Agustina Bordigoni

CENSORSHIP ROW

Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk as censorship row erupts

08-04-2024 11:01 Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opens investigation into comments by Elon Musk after X owner criticises him in row over censorship.

Corruption & the Courts

Ex-president Alberto Fernández formally indicted for fraud

06-03-2024 15:46 Federal prosecutor Ramiro González formally indicts ex-president Alberto Fernández and other former officials on charges of fraud in insurance contracts awarded by the ANSES social security administration.

CORRUPTION INDEX

Argentina falls on annual corruption index

01-02-2024 17:28 The country scored 37 out of 100 total points and ranked 98th out of 180 surveyed countries

by Ashton Goren

UNITED STATES

Billionaire Joe Lewis’ habit of tipping off staff and lover lands him in court

25-01-2024 14:15 British billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of 12,000 hectares of land near Lago Escondido, pleads guilty to charges that he gave associates non-public inside information for stock trades

Ecuador drug war

Ecuador nabs wanted narco-trafficker, president says crackdown bearing fruit

23-01-2024 15:37 Carlos Arturo Landazuri Cortes, nickname 'El Gringo,' was arrested on Monday; Accused is the alleged leader of a drug-dealing dissident group and suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three Ecuadorean journalists in 2018.

Global Affairs

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Nicolás Maduro

23-01-2024 15:26 Authorities have accused civilians and soldiers of treason for their alleged part in the attempted assassination of President Nicolas Maduro.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Mariano Cúneo Libarona: ‘The necessary and urgent right now, the debatable goes to the Omnibus bill’

20-01-2024 06:55 Javier Milei’s justice minister on the president’s controversial decree, the ‘Omnibus Law’ and “a process of revolutionary change” in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Ecuador drug war

Soldiers enter key Ecuador prison as 'war' on narcos deepens

18-01-2024 14:08 Hundreds of soldiers enter a prison in a Guayaquil as part of crackdown on drug bosses, day after high-profile assassination of prosecutor investigating last week's attack on public TV station.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Rodolfo Barra: ‘Emergency decrees are for when the going gets tough’

13-01-2024 06:41 Argentina’s new Treasury attorney defends President Javier Milei’s emergency decree in a feature-length interview that also touches on protest rights, the Supreme Court and his Nazi past during adolescence.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro testifies on January 8 riots

26-04-2023 11:35 Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appears before federal police on to testify on anti-government riots by his supporters on January 8.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Mixed results for Brazil's Lula in first 100 days

06-04-2023 13:51 Lula's approval rating has taken a hit over last three months after a series of gaffes and a public spat with the central bank over interest rates.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case

22-03-2023 11:26 Woman, identified as "Beatríz", squaring off against El Salvador for case on the legality of denying access to abortion services

And that reminds me…

Court between a rock and a hard place

21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘This government, of which I’m president, is also Cristina’s government’

16-12-2022 14:11 Interviewed at the Editorial Perfil newsroom, President Alberto Fernández offers an evaluation of his three years in government in a feature interview. He addresses the economy, his relationship with Sergio Massa, Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction and his recent national broadcast highlighting allegations of political and judicial collusion.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

News of system

Higher learning versus hire learning

Milei slashes budget for legal centres in favour of prison spending

Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk as censorship row erupts

Ex-president Alberto Fernández formally indicted for fraud

Argentina falls on annual corruption index

Billionaire Joe Lewis’ habit of tipping off staff and lover lands him in court

Ecuador nabs wanted narco-trafficker, president says crackdown bearing fruit

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Nicolás Maduro

Mariano Cúneo Libarona: ‘The necessary and urgent right now, the debatable goes to the Omnibus bill’

Soldiers enter key Ecuador prison as 'war' on narcos deepens

Rodolfo Barra: ‘Emergency decrees are for when the going gets tough’

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro testifies on January 8 riots

Mixed results for Brazil's Lula in first 100 days

Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case

Court between a rock and a hard place

Alberto Fernández: ‘This government, of which I’m president, is also Cristina’s government’

Trump and Argentina – Business leaders hope political affinity will prompt commercial resurgence

Police charge trio in connection with Liam Payne’s death

Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty

Wanted: Republican-friendly name for Argentina's vacant post in Washington

Biden's legacy in ruins after Trump’s triumph over Harris

Se pinchó Mercado Libre en Wall Street: por qué sus acciones cayeron más de 15% en Nueva York

Estados Unidos le pidió a la jueza Preska que rechace la demanda de un fondo buitre para quedarse con activos de YPF

Anuncian otra jornada inestable con intensas ráfagas en AMBA: ¿se esperan lluvias?

Un tuitero libertario "escrachó" a Dillom en un avión y el músico lo fue a encarar: "Mirá qué guapo sos"

La Corte Suprema declaró inconstitucional un impuesto de la provincia de Buenos Aires