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Brazil's Rousseff one of the main speakers at the African Union 50 year celebration
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will be attending next Saturday in Ethiopia the fiftieth celebration of the African Unions Organization that preceded the African Union, (AU) and will be one of the main speakers
Drug trafficker in Rio challenge authorities and the pacifying campaign in favelas
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
Although Thursday's events were limited to the area around the Complexo do Alemao, a huge series of shanties between the city centre and its international airport, they came as Brazil is grappling with a resurgence of crime in other cities
Former Ford executives charged in Argentina for human rights crimes
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
All three men are in their 80s now, and their case is part of a new wave of prosecutions focusing on corporate support for the dictators who ran Argentina from 1976-1983
Toilet paper shortage is because 'Venezuelans are eating more'argues the government
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
After the Venezuelan congress voted a 79 million dollars credit for the import of 39 million rolls of toilet paper and other personal hygiene items, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said this was because "Venezuelans are eating more"
South America re-election rash: Ecuador's Correa takes office for the third consecutive time
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
Correa pledged this week he will not run for re-election and trusts that some candidate will emerge from the ruling party or cadres to continue in 2017
Brazil trapped by Argentina and Venezuela economic mismanagements
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
"At the end of April, Dilma and Cristina held a very, very strong discussion, according to Brazilian and Argentine sources, because of the disagreements on trade and investment"
Brazil trapped by Argentina and Venezuela economic mismanagements
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
"At the end of April, Dilma and Cristina held a very, very strong discussion, according to Brazilian and Argentine sources, because of the disagreements on trade and investment"
Maduro admits to knowing "the IDs and all" of the 900.000 Chavistas who did not vote for him
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 00:00
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro admitted to knowing 'with IDs and all' who are the 900.000 Chavistas who crossed lines and did not vote for him in the 14 April election.
OAS praises Ecuador 'civic spirit' and suggests regulating use of public resources for electoral purposes
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
The Chief of Mission applauded the high participation of Ecuadorians in the election and said that "the public expressed its will at the polls freely and without obstacles."
Brazil and Argentina working to find a long-standing agreement on trade, says Marco Aurelio
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 00:00
Discrepancies between the two major South American economies were addressed by President Dilma Rousseff and her peer Cristina Fernandez during her scheduled two-day visit to Buenos Aires last April 25, but which ended in frustration and the Brazilian lead

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