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Historic turnout in the second round exceeded that of the 2020 plebiscite: more than 8 million voters voted

The plebiscite for the New Constitution had been installed as the election with the highest participation in Chile, managing to gather 50.95% of the electoral roll with 7,527,996 people. Then, in May,

December 20, 2021

Chile

Passport with funeral insurance? Here we tell you how it would work

The Foreign Ministry suspended the change of passport for minors

The Colombian Foreign Ministry suspended for up to one year the obligation to change the passport when a child turns 7 or when a person reaches the age of majority. This decision

December 20, 2021

Colombia

9 dead and 16 injured in traffic accident in Morona Santiago

A bus that covered the route between Macas and Taisha crashed. As a result there are nine dead and 16 injured. At least nine people died and another 16 were injured by

December 20, 2021

Ecuador

Senate avoids increasing tobacco controls

During the “petitions and formulations” chapter of the ordinary session of the Senate, Patrick Kemper, senator from Hagamos, requested the postponement of point 5. This is message number 126 from the Executive

December 20, 2021

Paraguay

Aníbal Torres: “No one can usurp the power of the people to express their will through a referendum”

Updated on 12/19/2021 03:18 pm The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Hannibal TorresHe pointed out that no one can “usurp” the right of the population to express themselves through a referendum.

December 20, 2021

Peru

Stationers claim for a reduction in tariffs on card payments and threaten to stop accepting them

The Maldonado Fuel Vendors (Vecoma) claim the lowering the fees that must be paid when customers pay for their purchases with a credit or debit card and threaten stop accepting these means

December 20, 2021

Uruguay

Guzmán ruled out a budget for March and confirmed that a new price agreement is being sought

Martín Guzman is working on a new price agreement for the start of 2022 (Photo: Alejandro Santa Cruz) The Minister of Economy, Martin Guzman, ruled out today that a new budget bill

December 20, 2021

Argentina

With the two promoted University, the football map of the Professional Division changes

Promotion to the Professional Division of the University of Cochabamba and the University of Sucre, first and second of the Simón Bolívar Cup, changes the football map in the country. The 2022

December 20, 2021

Bolivia

Chamber concludes voting on bill amending Fundeb Law

This Thursday (16th) the Chamber’s plenary rejected the amendments presented by the Senate to the bill that postpones to 2024 the definition of new indexes for the apportionment of resources from the

December 19, 2021

Brasil

Get your pocket ready: in 2022 the increase in property ownership returns in Bogotá

Juan Mauricio Ramírez, Secretary of the Treasury, said last Friday that the property tax will increase for 6,700 properties whose value is higher than 1,100 million pesos, in accordance with the provisions

December 19, 2021

Colombia

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