LatinNews Daily - 12 March 2024

On 11 March Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, announced that he will resign once a new presidential transitional council is sworn in.... Read More

On 11 March leading Venezuelan opposition figure Henrique Capriles Radonski called on the opposition’s chosen presidential candidate, María Corina Machado, who is subject to an electoral disqualification, to step aside before the 25 March deadline for the registration of candidacies.... Read More

*The Ecuadorean mining lobby Cámera de Minería (CME) has announced that mining exports totalled a record US$3.32bn in 2023, up more than 19% from 2022.... Read More

On 11 March national pollster Datafolha released its latest poll for the October mayoral election in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, showing a neck-and-neck race between the leading candidates, Guilherme Boulos (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, PSOL) and Ricardo Nunes (Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB).... Read More

*Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has summoned government ministers and Jean Paul Prates, CEO of the state-controlled oil company Petrobras, to the presidential palace to discuss the company’s recent decision to block a special payout to shareholders, among other matters related to the company’s objectives.... Read More

*The US embassy in Panama has announced a donation worth over US$500,000 of tents, mosquito nets, and other equipment to support Panamanian authorities in their humanitarian response to migrants and local communities affected in the Darién Gap, a roadless expanse of jungle on Panama’s border with Colombia which serves as a key corridor for migrants seeking to reach the US.... Read More

On 11 March Mexico’s three presidential candidates signed an agreement for peace (‘Compromiso por la Paz’), comprising over 100 initiatives focused on combatting violence drawn up by the Catholic Church.... Read More

*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has announced a 3.6% increase in international tourist arrivals and a 4.6% overall increase in visitors in January compared to the same month last year.... Read More

On 11 March Paraguay’s public prosecutor’s office accused former president Mario Abdo Benítez (2018-2023) of revelation of public secrets, misuse of public functions, false accusations, and criminal association, among other crimes.  ... Read More

*Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei has started a major debt swap as it seeks to push back most of its 2024 debt maturities.... Read More