RAE in English - January 27, 2021

Host Fernando Farías brings you the news of the week in Argentina and the region, plus a feature on the Argentine rural myth of "El Familiar" demon, and music by Luis Alberto Spinetta.

These are the week's headlines:

-The Argentine government assures that coronavirus infections have decreased, while vaccination of people over 60 kicks off

-In Brazil, the state of Amazonas was put in lockdown and the Rio carnival was cancelled due to the pandemic

-The Argentine government extends ban on layoffs and freezes beef and fuel prices, amid the highest deficit in two decades

-President Alberto Fernández congratulated Joe Biden after taking office in the U.S. and expressed optimism about the bilateral ties

-Due to the pandemic, several governors propose to suspend the primary elections scheduled for August of this year

-Defensa y Justicia won the Copa Sudamericana only six years after being promoted to the first category of Argentine soccer