Bolivia’s main labor federation presented an eight-point agenda for national pacification while maintaining protests and demanding a formal response from the government.

Police and military forces attempted to clear highways leading to La Paz as unions and peasant organizations expanded protests demanding economic measures and the president’s resignation.

Argentina’s Economy Minister confirmed Thursday the tender for privatizing 90% of state-owned water company AySA, continuing Javier Milei’s policy to dismantle public services. The Argentinean Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, confirmed on May 14 the upcoming publication of the tender documents for the sale of 90% of the shares in the Water and Sanitation S.A. […]

Government announces 30-year operation contract of bus terminal in Buenos Aires. On Friday, far-right Argentine President Javier Milei granted the Retiro bus terminal in concession to a private consortium. RELATED: Milei Teases 2027 Reelection Run as Disapproval of His Administration Grows Located in Buenos Aires, this terminal is the largest in the South American country […]

They set up a protest camp in front of the Cargill port in Santarem. On Friday, Uruguayan journalist Raul Zibechi published an article in the online review From Below (“Desde Abajo”) warning about the possible privatization of rivers in Brazil. RELATED: Crops To Put 9.2 Million Ha of Amazon Rainforest at Risk His report comes […]

The far-right politician pre-awards sale of four Patagonian plants for more than US$700 Million. On Friday, Argentine President Javier Milei pre-awarded the share packages of four hydroelectric power plants in the southern Comahue region for more than US$700 million, as part of the privatization process of assets held by companies Energia Argentina (ENARSA) and Nucleoelectrica […]

Citizens reject changes that will lead to poverty-level pensions. On Monday, the Panamanian National Police harshly cracked down on citizens protesting against Law 462, which reforms the Social Security Fund, and against the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States. RELATED: MoU Allowing U.S. Military Presence in Panama is Unconstitutional: Sevillano Riot […]

Law 462 will allow economic and political elites to carry out ‘the robbery of the century.’ On Friday, the Panamanian police brutally repressed citizens who were protesting against the enactment of Law 462, which initiates a privatization process for the Social Security Fund (CSS). RELATED: Trump Asks the Pentagon for Plans to Seize the Panama […]

Previously, President Milei tried to circumvent a law that prevents the privatization of strategic public companies. On Tuesday, La Plata Federal Judge Alejo Ramos suspended President Javier Milei’s decree aimed at transforming the state-owned Bank of the Argentine Nation (BNA) into a corporation, considering that his decree “constitutes a covert and improper privatization maneuver” of […]

‘Banco Nacion’ ranks first among financial institutions in terms of equity, assets, loans, and deposits. On Thursday, the Banking Association, the main banking workers’ union in Argentina, rejected President Javier Milei’s decree to transform the state-owned Argentine National Bank (Banco Nacion) into a joint-stock company. RELATED: Argentina Announces Withdrawal from WHO: “We Will Not Allow […]