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Thursday, 05 February 2026
COLOMBIA: CNE bars Cepeda from left-wing primary election
On 4 February Colombia’s national electoral council (CNE) ruled that the presidential candidate for the ruling left-wing Pacto Histórico coalition, Senator Iván Cepeda, cannot participate in an inter-party primary election, in a move that could split the left-wing vote.
Thursday, 05 February 2026
BRAZIL: Lula launches initiative to address femicides
On 4 February Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held an event with representatives from the legislature and judiciary to launch an inter-institutional initiative aimed at preventing violence against women.
Thursday, 05 February 2026
MEXICO: Sheinbaum addresses Sinaloa violence
On 4 February Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that her public security minister, Omar García Harfuch, was in Sinaloa state to review the government’s security strategy.
Thursday, 05 February 2026
ARGENTINA: Progress on new migration agency
On 4 February Argentina’s Public Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva stated that her ministry was progressing towards the creation of a ‘migration security agency’.
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