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Brazil's deployment of police and military forces along its border with Paraguay to counter the smuggling of drugs, arms and other contraband goods irked Paraguayan officials, who presented... 2011-11-24

The Paraguayan government deployed military troops to the city of Concepción in an effort to crack down against the Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP), a left-wing military group... 2011-10-26

The official visit that Argentinean President Cristina Fernández paid to Coniagro, one of the country's largest farmers associations, was interpreted by many as a sign of improving... 2011-10-26

Returning from a ten-day visit to Europe, Uruguayan president Jose Mujica announced his government aims to attract more foreign investment in the country and to maintain macroeconomic... 2011-10-26

On September 28, Argentine authorities successfully recovered and seized 50kgs of cocaine, and arrested an alleged narco-trafficking gang leader, a Mexican national, Luis Rafael Ulibarri,... 2011-09-30

In late September, the Chilean government and protesting university students agreed to meet and begin negotiations on the tricky issue of whether education should be for free or for-profit... 2011-09-30

Following the killing of two policemen by the left-wing guerilla group Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP), Paraguay's Vice President Federico Franco said the country will step up... 2011-09-30

Relations between Uruguay and the two largest economies in Mercosur, Argentina and Brazil, have markedly deteriorated in recent weeks, following new restrictions to inter-regional trade... 2011-09-30

The ongoing clashes between student protesters and Chilean President Sebastian Piñera's administration, which led to the recent two-day general strike and the subsequent police shooting,... 2011-08-31

Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo announced on August 30 the final results of the primary elections that took place on August 14. The announcement confirmed President Cristina... 2011-08-31