Rick Azevedo, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, had been going from job to job for 12 years. All his positions had one thing in common: six consecutive work days, with one... Read more »
On February 14, 2025, President Javier Milei promoted the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency on his X social media account. Hours later, the memecoin collapsed, causing multimillion-dollar losses for more than 44,000 investors in Argentina... Read more »
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming... Read more »
Argentina’s prison system is swelling beyond capacity, recording more deaths and deepening structural failings despite rising public spending, according to a stark new report from the PROCUVIN institutional violence prosecutor’s Office. The... Read more »
He is a giant of Brazilian politics and soon he will become a giant of Brazilian carnival too: a 22-metre metal figurine, to be precise. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who rose... Read more »
LABOUR REFORM CLEARS SENATE The government’s “labour modernisation” bill was given a comfortable passage through the upper half of Congress in midweek by a 42-30 margin with all 72 senators voting... Read more »
01Editor’s NoteThe week’s arc This is the week São Paulo becomes the largest street party on the planet. The Sambódromo do Anhembi desfiles are already behind us — fourteen Grupo Especial schools... Read more »
Pet lovers kicked off Carnival celebrations with dozens of dogs dressed as fairies and superheroes and others festooned in ribbons, feathers and head pieces. A dog confronts another dog during the “Blocao”... Read more »
The Javier Milei’s government’s labour reform bill could not have moved through the Senate much faster with its accent perhaps more on speed of passage than depth of content and yet it... Read more »
President Javier Milei’s administration managed a decisive legislative victory in the Senate this week with the approval of his labour reform, always a thorny issue in the country of Juan Domingo Perón. ... Read more »