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Forty-two percent of Uruguayans eligible to vote supported current President José Mujica at the end of February, according to a poll conducted by Interconsult. Mujica, who has just... 2012-03-29

Protestors belonging to the Movimiento Social por la Región de Aysén (MSPRA), staged roadblocks and other public demonstrations against the government in February. The demands put... 2012-03-02

BMI View: In our last sovereign risk ratings, we argued that there were more credit downgrades in the pipeline, and since September there has been a discernible shift in this direction... 2012-02-08

Chile's Education Minister Felipe Bulnes stepped down at the end of December to be replaced by economist Harald Bayer. While the outgoing minister cited personal reasons for his decision... 2012-01-10

Uruguayan President José Mujica backed Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands Islands with an official statement. Referring to a controversy over a measure that prohibits... 2012-01-10

Argentine President Cristina Fernández successfully underwent thyroid cancer surgery on January 4 and her recovery has shown no complications so far, according to Alfredo Scoccimarro,... 2012-01-09

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo pressed for better terms of trade and economic collaboration with Argentina and Brazil during a December meeting of Mercosur nations in Montevideo.... 2012-01-09

The Uruguayan government issued a formal complaint against recent remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's at a G20 meeting in Cannes that Uruguay should be isolated because "it... 2011-11-24

In a letter to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and Education Minister Felipe Bulnes, the European Parliament has condemned the Chilean government's excessive use of force during... 2011-11-24

According to reports following a meeting between President Fernández and the newly appointed Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello, the president is pushing for... 2011-11-24