Lula battles for Brazil’s northeast against Flavio Bolsonaro
Buenos Aires Timesby Daniel Carvalho, Bloomberg·13d ago
The son of a night watchman and a stay-at-home mother, Douglas Oliveira was 16 and living in a modest house in Brazil’s northeast when he cast his first ballot, helping Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
Lula bans sports betting in Brazil, days ahead of crunch election
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·14d ago
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday banned sports betting sites, the biggest sponsor of the country's football clubs, just days before a nail-biter election in which he is...
Argentine documentary wins best Latin American film at San Sebastián
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·14d ago
La ilusión de un verano sin fin (The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer), a feature-length documentary by photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti that follows two cousins over 25 years in the...
'Big mistake' – Colapinto apologises after criticism for Baku crash
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·14d ago
World champion Lando Norris on Saturday said Alpine's Franco Colapinto should face a race ban for causing the crash that took him out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
UN = Unbridled Nationalism?
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·16d ago
Argentine presidents addressing the annual General Assembly of the United Nations in New York over the years have tended to play to domestic galleries rather than the international audience in...
The domestication of Javier Milei
Buenos Aires Timesby Agustino Fontevecchia·16d ago
If you take out the names and mental images of the characters and just present the situation as a matter of fact, it almost seems as if Argentina is in its natural state and not in the midst of...
A world of difference
Buenos Aires Timesby Michael Soltys·16d ago
President Javier Milei’s address to the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations in New York was delivered at almost the exact midpoint of the week, but that was almost the only thing at all...
Riding a roller coaster
Buenos Aires Timesby James Neilson·16d ago
In this part of the world, people are used to big booms followed by even bigger busts, chronic high inflation punctuated by bouts of hyperinflation, and exchange rates that are almost always out of...
French court jails two over Federico Martín Aramburú's murder
Buenos Aires Timesby Nicolas Gaudichet, AFP·16d ago
A French court on Friday convicted two far-right activists over the 2022 murder of former Argentine rugby international Federico Martín Aramburú, jailing them for 26 and 19 years over gunning him...
Stories that caught our eye: September 19 to 26
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·16d ago
MILEI BERATES UN President Javier Milei on Wednesday presented the “national cause” of Malvinas sovereignty as a “formal protest” during a fiery speech to the General Assembly of the United...
Argentina’s 10% yields tempt bond buyers as election risks build
Buenos Aires Timesby Vinícius Andrade & Nicolle Yapur, Bloomberg·16d ago
Argentine bonds at double-digit yields are proving attractive to investors willing to shrug off fears about President Javier Milei’s sinking popularity ahead of elections late next year.
AFA makes sure to cash in on Messi’s final farewell
Buenos Aires Timesby Dan Edwards·16d ago
“To tell you the truth, I thought he had retired already.” Not quite – in spite of Emiliano Martínez’s clear confusion, his legendary Argentina captain will make one last triumphant tour before...
Investigators probe deaths of hundreds of whales in Patagonia
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·16d ago
A bacterial infection is suspected of killing hundreds of baby whales in Patagonia, a marine mammal researcher said Thursday, as scientists continue to investigate an unusually high mortality rate...
Revolut wins Argentina Central Bank approval, plans 2027 launch
Buenos Aires Timesby David Feliba, Bloomberg·16d ago
Revolut Ltd. won approval from Argentina’s Central Bank to acquire Banco Cetelem Argentina, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the UK fintech to begin offering banking services in the country.
Former nun jailed for 20 years over role in sexual abuse of deaf children
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·17d ago
A court in Mendoza on Thursday sentenced former nun Kumiko Kosaka to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing deaf children at a religious institute in western province.
Milei rules out deporting Kelpers if UK cedes control of Malvinas
Buenos Aires Timesby Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg·17d ago
President Javier Milei said in a hypothetical scenario that the residents of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islanders would not be deported if the UK ever ceded the territory to Argentina.
Economic activity records biggest monthly fall since pandemic
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·17d ago
Economic activity fell 2.9 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month – the biggest monthly fall since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Poverty in Argentina rose to 32.3% in first half of 2026
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·17d ago
Poverty in Argentina is growing, rising four points over the last six months to affect almost a third of the population, with 1.2 million new poor created.
Milei rejects recession talk, says he’s ‘calm’ about re-election
Buenos Aires Timesby Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg·17d ago
President Javier Milei downplayed concerns about Argentina’s stalling economy, touting consistent annual growth that’s left him “very calm” about his chances to win another term next year.
Trump backs Argentina’s landmark LNG project in win for Milei
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg·18d ago
The US Export-Import Bank is offering to lend up to US$6 billion of financing for Argentina’s signature natural gas project, another boost of support by the Donald Trump administration as President...
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