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President Lula receives his colleague from Argentina in Brasilia
June 26 |
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received this Monday his colleague from Argentina, Alberto Fernández, in the Brazilian capital as part of the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two South American countries.
Fernandez was received with honors by his Brazilian counterpart at the Planalto Palace, where the corresponding national hymns were heard.
The ceremony was attended by Argentina’s First Lady, Fabiola Yañez, and Rosângela da Silva, Lula’s wife.
President Alberto Fernandez landed at 12:00 noon at an air base in Brazil and headed to the Planalto Palace.
Lula and Fernandez began their meeting at the Planalto Palace and then will have lunch at the Itamaraty Palace. The Argentinean president will also meet with authorities of the Congress and the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Lula will then offer lunch to the Argentine delegation at the Foreign Ministry headquarters and Fernández will later be received by the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco.
The official visit will end at the Supreme Federal Court, where the President will be received by the President of the Court, Rosa Weber.
The Fernandez administration is facing a serious economic crisis with high inflation rates and a shortage of reserves to pay a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
To improve economic performance, Fernandez hopes to receive financial support from Brazil or from the New Brics Development Bank (a group formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), headed by former President Dilma Rousseff.
Last week, during an event in France, Lula criticized the IMF for having lent US$ 44 billion to the Argentine government during the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) and highlighted the importance of the Brics bank.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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