http://www.ft.com/world/americas/politicshttp://www.ft.com/rss/world/americas/politicsFT.com - Americas, Politics & Policyen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comMon, 12 May 2008 02:09 BSTMon, 12 May 2008 15:01:24 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ecdcb86-1fb2-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ecdcb86-1fb2-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlBrazil's government is running without a legislative agenda, threatening the economic growth that has boosted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's popularityMon, 12 May 2008 02:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbdb74a-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbdb74a-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe opposition to the government in Bolivia's gas-rich eastern region of Santa Cruz achieved a landslide victory of more than 85 per cent in an unofficial vote on autonomy Mon, 5 May 2008 00:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/587d6308-17b9-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/587d6308-17b9-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlPoliticians to discuss how to spend future oil income and what relationship Mexico should have with foreign oil companiesThu, 1 May 2008 21:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d7f48ce-16df-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d7f48ce-16df-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlArgentina will protest to Britain over plans by UK companies for exploratory drilling around the Falkland IslandsWed, 30 Apr 2008 19:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59e08c4-1285-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59e08c4-1285-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlArgentine President Cristina Fernández has appointed Carlos Fernández, a loyal government disciple as economy minister, replacing Martín Lousteau who quit after being sidelined within the cabinetFri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f67c2ee0-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f67c2ee0-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe current protest against government plans to reform the oil industry is evidence of the increasing female participation in politics and businessWed, 23 Apr 2008 03:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9a79d62-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9a79d62-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlPresident-elect Fernando Lugo considers offering free energy to lure potential investors and selling government stakes in public monopolies to boost economic developmentWed, 23 Apr 2008 03:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efe83eac-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efe83eac-10c0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlEvo Morales, Bolivia's president, says powerful landowning families are attempting to preserve their privileges by destabilising his socialist government's reform programmeWed, 23 Apr 2008 02:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f150026-0ff2-11dd-8871-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f150026-0ff2-11dd-8871-0000779fd2ac.htmlFernando Lugo, the former bishop who was elected president of Paraguay in a landslide victory over the world's longest ruling party on Sunday, now faces the monumental task of resurrecting his countryMon, 21 Apr 2008 23:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04787342-0eea-11dd-9646-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04787342-0eea-11dd-9646-0000779fd2ac.htmlFormer bishop Fernando Lugo won a resounding victory in presidential elections as the ruling Colorado Party candidate conceded defeat, ending 61 years of one-party governmentMon, 21 Apr 2008 02:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2d821b0-0da8-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2d821b0-0da8-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe sight of a giant oil rig being towed past may not be what tourists on Brazil's south-east coast most want to see, but if reports of a coming transformation of Brazil's oil industry are to be believed, they had better get used to it Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22d02078-0cc5-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22d02078-0cc5-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.htmlSenior officials in Bogotá believe Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's president, has offered covert financing to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group through his country's oil industryThu, 17 Apr 2008 22:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9583fd36-0a79-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9583fd36-0a79-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlPresidential candidate Fernando Lugo pledges to raise the rates Paraguay charges for electricity exports to Brazil, which buys supplies at well below market pricesTue, 15 Apr 2008 04:04 BST