South America

Brazil’s Supreme Court to resume trial on intimate searches in jails

Published on: February 12, 2025
08:08

Brasilia, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) will resume the trial on the legality of the controversial intimate search of visitors in prisons.

Elections in Ecuador begin with early voting of inmates

Published on: February 6, 2025
12:00

Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The early voting days of the general elections in Ecuador began today with the vote of prisoners without an enforceable sentence.

Brazilian Marcelo announces his retirement as a soccer player

Published on: February 6, 2025
11:42

Brasilia, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian left back Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, known only as Marcelo, 36, announced his retirement as a footballer, in a video posted today on his profile on the social network Instagram.

Colombian Army and ELN fight in Catatumbo

Published on: February 6, 2025
08:10

Bogotá, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez reported that a member of the National Liberation Army (ELN) was killed as part of Operation Catatumbo that is being carried out in the country's northeast.

Minors victims of violence in Uruguay

Published on: February 4, 2025
13:40

Montevideo, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Police is investigating today a bloody shooting in a capital neighborhood in which a minor was killed and two others and a teenager were injured.

Number of childless women increases in Uruguay

Published on: January 31, 2025
10:38

Montevideo, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The number of childless women has increased in Uruguay, according to data from the 2023 census that continue to emerge today.

Bolsonaro counts on Trump to return to power

Published on: January 31, 2025
08:36

Brasilia, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is ineligible until 2030 for electoral crimes and accusations of supporting a coup attempt, is betting on US President Donald Trump to return to power in Brazil in the 2026 elections.

Chilean President to sign law to adress historical debt with teachers

Published on: January 31, 2025
08:29

Santiago de Chile, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric will sign into law the reparation of the State's historical debt with tens of thousands of teachers after more than four decades of teachers' struggle.

Uruguay to receive funds from Mercosur for road rehabilitation

Published on: January 29, 2025
09:23

Montevideo, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay will have access to non-reimbursable financing for road rehabilitation after signing agreements with the Fund for the Structural Convergence of Mercosur (FOCEM).

Uruguay suffers prison overcrowding

Published on: January 29, 2025
09:01

Montevideo, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) According to data released on the prison population and the difficult social reintegration of inmates, at least 25,000 people could have been in prison in Uruguay in 2024.

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