Brazil's Supreme Court puts ankle monitor on Bolsonaro ahead of coup trial
Brazil's former far right president - deemed a flight risk - gets monitoring and tough new surveillance as President Trump voices stronger support for him.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of trial
Authorities in Brazil, worried that the former far right president is a flight risk, are imposing new restrictions on his movements. The tough surveillance moves come as President Trump continues to voice strong support for the ex-leader who is facing charges of plotting a coup
El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela
Some 250 Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador were exchanged for 10 Americans held by Caracas.
Milei vows to bring those behind AMIA bombing to Justice
Argentine President Javier Milei pledged Friday to keep struggling until those responsible for the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires are held to account.
10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador
Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.
De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after "blatant confession"
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making "a blatant confession of obstruction of justice." The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle,
Colombian gold miners rescued after about 18 hours trapped underground
Eighteen miners are in good health after a 12-hour-long rescue operation, Colombia's National Mining Agency says.
Court orders Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag and puts him under curfew
A court in Brazil also bars the ex-president from using social media and put him under 24-hour surveillance.
Paraguay, UK sign “Friendship Charter”
Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy signed Thursday in London the so-called “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter,” committing both nations to enhanced cooperation across five key areas:
Embraer likens Trump's tariffs to Covid-19 slowdown
Brazillian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the third-largest in the world behind Boeing and Airbus, estimated that the tariffs announced by the United States against Brazil could have an impact similar to that of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the company saw a 30% drop in revenue
Venezuela records GDP growth above 6% in 2Q of 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by over 6% in the second quarter of 2025, marking the 17th consecutive quarter of economic expansion, following a 9% increase in the first quarter of 2025. Maduro also highlighted
Petro's rift with Márquez deepens over possible porn actress' appointment
Colombian President Gustavo Petro's rift with Vice President Francia Márquez became more evident Thursday during a televised cabinet meeting during which the possible appointment of former porn actress Amaranta Hank (born Alejandra Ocaña) as Minister of Equality and Equity was
Moody's upgrades Argentina's rating with positive shifting
Moody's has raised Argentina's foreign and local currency credit rating from Caa3 to Caa1, also shifting the outlook from “stable” to “positive.” This upgrade reflects Moody's view that Argentina's broad liberalization of exchange and capital controls, coupled with a new
Trump demands release of Epstein documents to stop revolt, threatens to sue WSJ
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to release portions of the grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein case in an effort to calm the growing discontent within the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. The move follows The Wall Street
Facing threats, leading human rights group exits El Salvador
El Salvador's most prominent human rights group says it's been forced into exile, citing threats and harassment from the government of President Nayib Bukele.