News of torres

Pouring oil on the flames

02-03-2024 05:57 If the spark that lit the fire was the threat of Chubut’s PRO Governor Ignacio Torres to cut off all oil and gas unless the cutbacks were reversed, this might appear a wild outburst – but it was less random and accidental than it might seem.

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Torres: the governor who lit the provincial fuse

01-03-2024 06:28 From the PRO leader’s political beginnings in Trelew, his links to Patricia Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and his history with Mario Das Neves. How he constructed his candidacy and the special advisor with whom he worked but now at odds. A profile of the youngest provincial governor in office today.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Provincial governments threaten oil supply cuts in dispute with Milei

24-02-2024 19:02 "Not a drop of oil will come out on Wednesday if they don't respect the provinces once and for all and take their foot off our back," declares Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres, backed by five other provincial goverrnments.

Paraguay policeman gets 30-year sentence for dictatorship torture

20-02-2024 16:02 A Paraguayan court has sentenced an 87-year-old former policeman to 30 years in jail for brutal torture carried out during the country's military dictatorship.

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots

17-04-2023 09:02 Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8.