Government accelerates devaluation of official dollar; River was released from the Libertadores; Sano was charged with aggravated sexual assault

• So as not to widen the gap with the blue, the government is accelerating the devaluation of the official dollar: the parallel currency has risen by more than 100 pesos in the past month and is close to 600 pesos in Buenos Aires. The government seeks to maintain the peso’s competitiveness, limit distance with the dollar’s counterpart, and gesture to the IMF.
• Food inflation continues to rise: July data due to be reported by INDEC next Tuesday is already set to accelerate. In August this trend will deepen with the election result and exchange rate gap as drivers. In addition, the price difference between supermarkets and shops increases.
• River exited the Copa Libertadores: they lost on penalties against Inter in Porto Alegre. A 2-1 first-leg deficit could not hold Nunes back as they fell in the same result and failed to win the title from 12 steps.
• Wanda Nara broke her silence about her health: “I wish I was different,” she shared from Istanbul. “The first thing they told me was: you can’t get on the plane; And it was a shock to the whole family. When I’m strong or feel like I can say it, I’ll do it.
• Sano was prosecuted for aggravated sexual abuse after Milita Bora’s complaint: The case was reopened after Kassian determined that the complainant’s rights had been violated. The events the singer is accused of took place in 2016. Prosecution is without remand and may be appealed before the Criminal Chamber.

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