Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang

Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in harrowing scenes midweek after Brazil’s bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city’s controversial war against drug... Read more »

Milei delays Cabinet changes after electoral triumph

Re-energised by his electoral upset in the midterm elections, President Javier Milei has announced that he may delay the Cabinet changes until December and the change of Congress. The decision will offer him respite... Read more »

Locals line up dozens of bodies after deadly police operation in Rio

Between tears and the scent of death, neighbours of a favela in the north of Rio de Janeiro lined up more than 50 bodies in a square this Wednesday – a day... Read more »

Details of Milei’s sweeping labour reform push emerge

President Javier Milei’s government will look to capitalise on its victory in last weekend’s legislative elections by pushing ahead with plans to make sweeping changes to Argentina’s labour laws. The Milei administration... Read more »

At least 64 killed in war-like Rio de Janeiro drug raids

Bodies piled up in poor neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city’s drug-traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes. As... Read more »

Polarisation name of game for future Congress

Argentina’s lower house, which will be refreshed this December will newly elected representatives, looks as if it will be even more polarised than at present. La Libertad Avanza, together with its allies,... Read more »

Merval surge, peso rebound against dollar – Markets cheer Milei’s midterms triumph

Argentine stocks and the peso surged Monday after a stunning victory for President Javier Milei in midterm elections seen as an endorsement of his radical free-market agenda. The benchmark Merval index was... Read more »

President Milei says he will seek consensus for new reform push

President Javier Milei says he will seek to broaden his support base in Congress and secure the support of provincial governors to embark upon the reform of Argentina’s pension, labour and tax... Read more »

Winners and losers from Argentina’s pivotal midterm election

President Javier Milei celebrated his stunning victory in midterm elections Sunday as a “turning point” for the country and vowed to charge ahead with his reform agenda. “Today we reached a turning... Read more »

Argentina investors poised for rally after Milei election win

Argentine assets are set to rally as President Javier Milei’s strong showing in legislative elections beat even the most bullish of forecasts, easing investor concern his economic overhaul of the crisis-prone nation... Read more »