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Paraguay: Peña requests extension to file impeachment defense in Senate

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña requested a 72-hour extension to submit his defense in the impeachment proceedings launched by the country’s Senate over the...

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Milei equates socialism with fascism at Madrid’s Ibero-American Summit 

President Javier Milei once again used an international stage to highlight his ideological differences with the left and European social democracy. Speaking at...

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Santiago Peña resigns as president of Paraguay

Updated at 2.45 p.m. Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday amid a financial crisis triggered by the closure of Ueno,...

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Ueno Bank scandal threatens Paraguay’s reputation and Peña’s presidency

Paraguay is facing a major financial and political crisis after the Central Bank took control of Ueno Bank, a fast-growing digital lender with...

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Bolsonaro’s party head says nobody knew he would leave Brazil

Brazilian far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party was unaware that he would leave the country for the United States following his defeat in...

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Flávio Bolsonaro thanks Milei, Trump in letter saying he is Brazil’s ‘leader’

Brazilian far-right leader Flávio Bolsonaro released a letter thanking Presidents Javier Milei (Argentina) and Donald Trump (United States) after leaving his home country...

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Argentina confirms Bolsonaro entered country by land, flew to Ecuador

The Argentina government confirmed that former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro entered the country by land on Tuesday night and left shortly after...

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Bolsonaro unaccounted for as Brazil investigates whether he fled to Argentina

Argentina’s customs office issued a statement on Tuesday saying there is “no record” of former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro entering the country....

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Bolsonaro’s party concedes defeat as he vows to lead opposition in Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL by its Portuguese initials) conceded defeat to President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva on Monday, in a statement...