Blast from the past | Buenos Aires Times

Talleyrand’s famous quip about the restoration of the French monarchy in 1814: “The Bourbons have learned nothing and forgotten nothing” might also seem a perfect description of the newly triumphant Kirchnerism in... Read more »

The end of Milei’s single-issue government

Change is the name of the future for Javier Milei. This is the consensus now that the Buenos Aires Province election has killed off the key assumption that the public overwhelmingly backs... Read more »

An emperor needs new clothes

In the speech at his Gonnet bunker to digest last Sunday’s devastating double-digit defeat in the Buenos Aires Province midterms, President Javier Milei posed a very interesting question without an interesting answer:... Read more »

Milei gets his comeuppance | Buenos Aires Times

On occasion, politics can be rather more than just a game played by ambitious men and women who like nothing better than sticking a knife in a rival’s back. Javier Milei may... Read more »

How Milei raised the bar and paid the price in Buenos Aires Province

Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza coalition suffered a tough defeat in last weekend’s elections in Buenos Aires Province.  The President had placed high stakes on the electoral bout, with his sister and... Read more »

Carreras boots Pumas to nervy 28-26 win over Australia

Santiago Carreras landed 23 points with the boot to drive Argentina past Australia 28-26 Saturday as the resilient Pumas hung on to avenge a last-gasp defeat a week ago. In a pressure-cooker... Read more »

Springboks, Pumas out to keep Rugby Championship hopes alive

South Africa will showcase their young backline talent while Argentina need an 80-minute performance as both teams attempt to keep their Rugby Championship title hopes alive on Saturday. Shaken by a 24-17... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: September 5 to 12

  MASSIVE BA SETBACK The “technical draw” forecast by President Javier Milei for last Sunday’s midterms in Buenos Aires Province ended up as a defeat for his Alianza La Libertad Avanza (ALLA)... Read more »

Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

President Javier Milei’s administration unexpectedly allowed the peso to weaken this week, while simultaneously moving to prevent the rush out of the currency from turning into a stampede that would reignite inflation.... Read more »

Brazil’s Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot, given 27 years in jail

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew fury... Read more »