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Monday, 08 December 2025
VENEZUELA: Former opposition governor dies in prison
On 6 December the Venezuelan opposition blamed “State repression” for the death in custody of Alfredo Díaz, a former governor of Nueva Esparta state (2017-2021) who was arrested in November 2024.
Monday, 08 December 2025
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro endorses eldest son’s presidential bid
On 5 December Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL), the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), announced that he had his father’s blessing to run in the 2026 presidential election as the candidate for the far-right ‘Bolsonarismo’ movement.
Monday, 08 December 2025
MEXICO: Sheinbaum meets Trump for first time
On 6 December Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted the “good relations” her government has with the US, following her first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC the previous day.
Monday, 08 December 2025
PARAGUAY: Clashes raise fears of land conflict flare-up
On 6 December local human rights advocacy groups in Paraguay lamented a violent incident at a rural estate in San Pedro department, accusing the authorities of excessive use of force and failing to establish dialogue with peasant farmers demanding access to land.
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