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Tuesday, 03 June 2025
ECUADOR: Relatives of major drug trafficker Fito arrested
On 2 June Ecuadorean police arrested six people close to the country’s most-wanted fugitive, José Adolfo Macías Villamar (alias ‘Fito’), including his brother, his girlfriend, and members of her family.
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
BRAZIL: Lower house makes progress on environmental legislation
On 2 June Brazil’s lower chamber of congress approved a bill to increase the penalties for individuals who start forest fires and another bill to facilitate the awarding of contracts to civil society groups involved in disaster relief and response.
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
MEXICO: Police killed in Chiapas
On 2 June authorities in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas opened an investigation into the killing of five state police officers in Frontera Comalapa municipality.
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
ARGENTINA: Fernández throws her hat into different ring
On 2 June Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) announced that she will run for a seat in legislative elections in the province of Buenos Aires.
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