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Friday, 24 July 2026
COLOMBIA: De la Espriella proposes Barranquilla as alternate capital
On 23 July Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella said that he would designate Barranquilla, the capital of the northern coastal department of Atlántico, as an “alternate capital”.
Friday, 24 July 2026
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro family papers over its divisions
On 23 July Brazilian presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro made up with his stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, as he sought to get his presidential campaign back on track amid setbacks.
Friday, 24 July 2026
CUBA: Another round of US sanctions
On 23 July the US administration led by President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on nine Cuban entities and two individuals, including Cuba’s health minister, José Ángel Portal Miranda.
Friday, 24 July 2026
PARAGUAY: Deadly Canindeyú attack partly attributed to EPP
On 23 July Paraguay’s interior minister, Enrique Riera, said local drug traffickers and members of the insurgent Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP) guerrilla group acted together in the deadly 21 July attack on a police (PN) station in Canindeyú department.
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