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Monday, 11 May 2026
Monday, 11 May 2026
BOLIVIA: Morales announces march on La Paz as his trial begins
On 10 May Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), whose trial for alleged human trafficking is due to begin today (11 May), announced that his supporters will begin marching on the capital La Paz tomorrow.
Monday, 11 May 2026
BRAZIL: STF justice suspends law that could cut Bolsonaro’s jail time
On 9 May Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of a recently promulgated law that proposed reducing the prison time of those convicted in relation to the far-right riots in Brasília on 8 January 2023.
Monday, 11 May 2026
MEXICO: More tensions as Madrid leader abandons trip
On 9 May Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum criticised opposition politicians and others who invited the conservative regional leader of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to Mexico.
Monday, 11 May 2026
CHILE: Top court weighs in on Kast’s mega reform
On 8 May Chile’s supreme court released a report recommending “relevant adjustments” to the ‘reconstruction and economic and social development’ bill, better known as the mega reform, sent to congress by President José Antonio Kast.
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