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Friday, 13 March 2026
VENEZUELA: UN mission highlights ongoing repression under Rodríguez
On 12 March the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (FFMV) warned that, despite “some positive developments” since the US capture of former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) in January, “Venezuela’s repressive State machinery… remains operational”.
Friday, 13 March 2026
BRAZIL: Judge denies request for Bolsonaro to meet US gov’t adviser
On 12 March Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes denied a request for a US government adviser on foreign policy, Darren Beattie, to visit former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), who is in prison after being convicted last year for plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election.
Friday, 13 March 2026
MEXICO: Sheinbaum presents Plan B electoral reform
On 12 March Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum presented a ‘Plan B’ electoral reform, after the original constitutional reform initiative was rejected by the lower chamber of congress the previous day.
Friday, 13 March 2026
CHILE: Kast meets US envoy amid China conundrum
On 12 March Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau amid tensions over an underwater fibre-optic cable linking Chile to China, agreeing to boost bilateral cooperation on critical minerals and rare earth elements.
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