Three decades have passed since the worst bombing attack on civilians in the history of Argentina, and no one has been convicted yet.

Argentine President Alberto Fernndez has confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, that Menem, who had been ailing in recent weeks has died. ( AP Photo/Alejandro Querol, File)BUENOS AIRES – Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in the 1990s even as he navigated scandal and enjoyed an often flamboyant lifestyle, has died. Argentine President Alberto Fernández confirmed the death of the 90-year-old former leader, who had been ailing in recent weeks. Menem, who served two terms as president between 1989 and 1999, transformed the country -- but in the opposite direction. As president, Menem prevailed in disputes with the Argentine military, whose 1976 coup had led to the extrajudicial killings and disappearances of tens of thousands of people.

That's afforded Ambassador Todd Chapman broad leeway to push U.S. trade interests as well as seek cooperation on hot-button global concerns like Venezuela and China. Chapman, 58, needed little introduction when he arrived in the capital, Brasilia, four months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic. He also rushed to the defense of Bolsonaro's son chair of the lower house's foreign relations committee after the influential lawmaker promoted a Trump re-election video. As if to underscore the risks of becoming too close, Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus three days later, forcing Chapman to quarantine. Spektor says Bolsonaro, for all his mimicking of Trump's hostile rhetoric against China on the campaign trail, can ill afford to alienate Brazil's biggest trading partner.