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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
BRAZIL: Senate committee rejects impeachment of justices and AG
On 14 April a committee inquiry (CPI) in Brazil’s senate, set up to investigate organised crime, rejected a report which recommended impeaching supreme court (STF) justices and the attorney general Paulo Gonet, in relation to their handling of the high-profile Banco Master fraud case.
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
COSTA RICA: Concerns raised over new migration deal with US
On 14 April US-based NGO Refugees International (RI) issued a statement expressing alarm over a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed by Costa Rica and the US, whereby Costa Rica would accept up to 25 third country nationals deported from the US per week.
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
MEXICO: Rights activist included in US cartel sanctions
On 14 April the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) announced sanctions against Raymundo Ramos, a well-known Mexican human rights activist, as well as two other individuals, two casinos, and a betting company for allegedly laundering money on behalf of a major drug cartel.
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
ARGENTINA: Latest inflation figures serve blow to Milei
On 14 April Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) released the latest inflation figures, showing that consumer prices grew by 3.4% in March, the highest level in a year.
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