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Monday, 09 February 2026
Monday, 09 February 2026
VENEZUELA: High-profile opposition figures released
On 8 February leading Venezuelan opposition campaigners including Juan Pablo Guanipa and Freddy Superlano were released from prison, although opposition leader María Corina Machado said that Guanipa was subsequently “kidnapped”.
Monday, 09 February 2026
BRAZIL: Petrobras fined for fluid leak in Amazon oil project
On 7 February Brazil’s federal environmental regulator (Ibama) fined the state oil company Petrobras R$2.5m (US$479,000) for a fluid leak in early January at its controversial oil exploration project in the waters of the equatorial margin, near the mouth of the Amazon River.
Monday, 09 February 2026
MEXICO: Authorities find remains of disappeared miners in Sinaloa
On 6 February Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) stated that “bodies and human remains” had been found as part of the investigations into the disappearance of 10 mining workers in Sinaloa state.
Monday, 09 February 2026
CHILE: Kast unveils more picks for government posts
On 6 February Chile’s President-elect José Antonio Kast announced more government appointments ahead of his investiture on 11 March.
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