A shipment of 22,320 units of Portezuelo brand budines and alfajores (La Plata river sweets), along with 1,122 bottles of vermouth, originating from Uruguay and bound for Belgium, was found to contain 2.16 tons of cocaine. The discovery was made by Belgian Customs on December 28, sparking an investigation into the oversight during its transit through the Uruguayan port.
The new platform that will facilitate the completion of procedures for the installation of capital in the country, called Single Investment Window, was presented this Tuesday, the 28th, at the Executive Tower.
By Julieta Heduvan ( ) – Santiago Peña assumes Paraguay’s presidency this Tuesday August 15 with a number of advantages, including a supportive Congress. But he faces also numerous challenges, as he tries to unite his party, manage the influence of his political mentor businessman and former President Horacio Cartes and handle international negotiations, from the Itaipú accord to U.S. sanctions against Paraguayan politicians.
Before his inauguration, Santiago Peña already advanced an ambitious legislative agenda but international issues and ties to his controversial mentor could prove challenging.
The borders between the countries that make up the South American trading bloc Mercosur (or Mercosul in Brazil) have an economic life of their own, where different characters subsist. An important part of the commercial force is connected to the trafficking of goods through these national borders, which maintains a large illegal industry. In the […]