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Wednesday, 18 September 2024
BRAZIL: Gov’t calls for tougher action against fires
On 17 September Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a meeting with the leaders of congress and the supreme court (STF) to discuss a coordinated response to the fires raging throughout the country.
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
COSTA RICA: Authorities hail arrest of alleged top drug trafficker
On 17 September Costa Rican authorities announced the arrest of 11 people, including Alexi Meléndez León, a naturalised Costa Rican, born in Colombia, with alleged links to Clan del Golfo, Colombia’s largest drug trafficking organisation (DTO).
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
MEXICO: Sheinbaum hints at more proactive security policy
On 17 September Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum commented on ongoing violence by drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) in the north-western state of Sinaloa, suggesting that under her future government the security forces may take a more active role.
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
CHILE: Supreme court judge’s home searched in ‘Audios’ case
On 17 September Chilean police searched the home of Ángela Vivanco, a justice on the supreme court who has been suspended over her alleged involvement in the ‘Audios’ case – a corruption and influence peddling scandal that has shaken Chile’s judicial and political circles.
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