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Monday, 28 April 2025
BRAZIL: Former president Collor de Mello arrested for corruption
On 25 April Brazil’s former president Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992) was arrested, following a court order the previous day for him to begin serving the prison sentence imposed on him in 2023, when he was convicted on corruption charges.
Monday, 28 April 2025
GUATEMALA: Judge moves against Arévalo allies
On 25 April a Guatemalan judge, Carol Patricia Flores, accepted a request by the attorney general’s office (AG) to proceed with criminal proceedings against deputy energy & mining minister Luis Pacheco, a former leader of indigenous organisation 48 Cantones de Totonicapán (48 Cantones), and 48 Cantones’ former treasurer Héctor Chaclán.
Monday, 28 April 2025
MEXICO: Sheinbaum backtracks on controversial telecoms bill
On 25 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum called for a controversial telecommunications bill to be revised, following criticism that the bill constituted government censorship.
Monday, 28 April 2025
ARGENTINA: Bidding farewell to Pope Francis
On 26 April thousands of people attended a requiem mass for Pope Francis in Buenos Aires cathedral, while President Javier Milei was in the Vatican for the two-hour funeral of his countryman, Latin America’s first pontiff, along with leaders from around the world.
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