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Peru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (448+ words) MercoPress Peru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima Peru will join the Americas Shield, the US-backed security coalition against transnational organized crime, President Keiko Fujimori announced on Thursday after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at…...
What to Expect from the NFL in Brazil in September
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (329+ words) Montevideo, September 10th 2026 - 12:39 UTC It's no secret that the National Football League has designs on global expansion. This season, the NFL will host a record nine regular-season games abroad, returning to Europe for six games, Mexico for one, and hosting a…...
Argentina to raise defense budget two years after seeking NATO global partner status — MercoPress
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (246+ words) Montevideo, September 10th 2026 - 07:48 UTC Argentina's government will increase defense allocations in its 2027 budget, two years after formally requesting global partner status with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a standing held in Latin America only by Colombia. President Javier Milei instructed Economy…...
Latin America falls back in PISA 2025 as Argentina posts its worst score since 2006
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (550+ words) MercoPress Latin America falls back in PISA 2025 as Argentina posts its worst score since 2006 All 13 Latin American countries assessed in the PISA 2025 report, released Tuesday, scored below the OECD averages in the three subjects measured, in an edition marked by…...
A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (481+ words) MercoPress A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the end of July to operate the passenger…...
De la Espriella completes his first month with a full reversal of Petro's diplomacy
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (459+ words) MercoPress De la Espriella completes his first month with a full reversal of Petro's diplomacy Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella completed his first month in office on Monday with a series of foreign policy decisions that reverse his predecessor…...
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice lifts secrecy on a banker's messages to another judge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (447+ words) en.mercopress.com A Brazilian Supreme Court justice lifts secrecy on a banker's messages to another judge Brazilian Supreme Court justice André Mendonça, rapporteur in the Banco Master case, on Tuesday lifted the secrecy order on a Federal Police report…...
Uruguay and Argentina seek to stop the green hydrogen plant repeating the pulp mill conflict
1+ week, 6+ day ago (228+ words) Montevideo, September 1st 2026 - 15:47 UTC The governments of Uruguay and Argentina are trying to contain tensions surrounding the green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant that HIF Global plans to build in the Uruguayan department of Paysandú, on the Uruguay river, after a…...
Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro promises 500,000 prison places inspired by the Salvadoran model
1+ week, 6+ day ago (206+ words) Montevideo, August 31st 2026 - 22:33 UTC Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party's presidential candidate and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's main rival in October's elections, met on Sunday in São Paulo with El Salvador's justice and public security minister, Gustavo Villatoro, and announced…...
Royal Navy turns to amphibious ships; sells HMS Bulwark to Brazilian Navy
2+ week, 2+ day ago (409+ words) Montevideo, August 29th 2026 - 13:40 UTC HMS Bulwark is to be sold to the Brazilian Navy, ending more than two decades of service with the Royal Navy, as UK focus turns to the future of amphibious assault ships. HMS Bulwark, one of the…...