Tag: South America
Chile’s young president signs raw material deal with EU
Gabriel Boric The left-wing President of Chile governs the country moderately. Europe could benefit from this. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) ElSalvador Chileans have a reputation in Latin America for being reliable,…
Volkswagen invests one billion euros in South America
VW ID. buzz The electric bus is also to be sold in South America starting this year. (Photo: VW) Frankfurt The Volkswagen brand wants to drive its growth in South…
Talanx buys Liberty Mutual subsidiaries in Latin America
Talanx The German insurer is expanding into Latin America. (Photo: dpa) Munich The insurance group Talanx is taking over the Latin American business of the US insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance…
Argentina can’t find a way out of the price crisis
Salvador Argentina will not come out of the crisis. On the contrary: In the past twelve months, inflation in the South American country has exceeded 100 percent for the first…
Why the chancellor in Latin America must defy Russian propaganda
Salvador, Berlin It should be the harmonious conclusion of the four-day trip by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in South America. In the presidential palace in the Brazilian capital Brasilia, which…
Why the chancellor in Latin America must defy Russian propaganda
Salavador/Berlin It should be the harmonious conclusion of the four-day trip by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in South America. In the presidential palace in the Brazilian capital Brasilia, which was…
Why South America is attractive to Europe
Salvador When Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) arrives in Brazil this Monday after his visits to Argentina and Chile, individual damage will still be visible in the government district despite…
Will the world’s largest free trade zone fail because of the EU?
Latin America trip Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Salvador Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) commitment at the beginning of January was…
Antwerp is arming itself against cocaine smugglers
Antwerp The port of Antwerp lies on the Scheldt like a giant octopus. The numerous side arms allow incoming container ships to be processed at the same time. At 150…
Bolsonaro or Lula? Brazil is facing a precarious runoff
Runoff election in Brazil The starting position of the two candidates is the same as in the first ballot in early October. (Photo: AP) Sao Paulo 165 million Brazilians eligible…
Colombia, Chile & Co. are a risk for Europe
Gabriel Boric President Boric must bring together the conservative and left-wing opponents of the new constitution. (Photo: AP) South America is experiencing an epochal change these weeks – and nobody…
New times are dawning in Colombia
Bogota A lot of things are supposed to change in Colombia from Sunday. It begins with the inauguration of Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez. The change of baton…
Europe and the USA must do more to attract partners in Latin America
Alba Summit in Cuba The heads of state of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America · Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA) at the organization’s summit. Some of them…
Comment: Why South America is becoming more important
Iron ore mining in Brazil Few other countries in the world have experienced such a positive boost since the start of the Ukraine war as the countries of South America.…
A year ago Corona hell, now vaccination world champion
Salvador A year ago, the images from the Brazilian Amazon metropolis of Manaus shocked the world. In February 2021, far more than 100 people died there every day from Covid-19.…
Russian troops in Cuba and Venezuela? Moscow increases the pressure
After crisis talks to reduce tensions between Russia and Western countries, Moscow has increased the pressure. On Thursday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov did not rule out the possibility that…
Left-wing candidate Boric becomes the youngest president of Chile
Gabriel Boric The new left-wing president of Chile promises his country a better education and health system. (Photo: Bloomberg) Santiago de Chile Former student leader Gabriel Boric was elected the…
Chile is heading for runoff elections
Jose Antonio Kast The Republican Party’s presidential candidate won 28.1 percent after counting over 90 percent of the vote. (Photo: dpa) Santiago After right-wing populist Jose Antonio Kast won the…
Researcher and daughter killed: German arrested after torture murder in Paraguay – News abroad
Areguá (Paraguay) – The investigators had not let up, intensively searched for the murderer or murderers of the German archaeologist Bernard von Bredow († 62) and his daughter Loreena (†…
End times mood for President Jair Bolsonaro
Salvador Even fans of Jair Bolsonaro are likely to be surprised by the number and extent of the scandals that the Brazilian president has caused during his tenure so far.…