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Wednesday, 07 October 2026

PERU: Lower chamber approves emergency powers for Fujimori

On 6 October Peru’s lower chamber of congress approved President Keiko Fujimori’s request to be allowed to temporarily legislate by decree on security matters and the El Niño climate phenomenon, with the proposal now proceeding to the senate.

Wednesday, 07 October 2026

COSTA RICA: Ruling party reeling from alleged drug links

On 6 October Costa Rica’s opposition parties called for the creation of a congressional committee to investigate links between the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) and a dual-nationality businessman, Guobin Tam Zhang, who was arrested four days earlier on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering on behalf of transnational criminal groups.

Wednesday, 07 October 2026

MEXICO: Security forces capture alleged CJNG regional head

On 6 October Mexico’s Public Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of Iván ‘El Tanque’ Cazarín Molina, identified as a suspected regional leader of the Cartél Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Puebla.

Wednesday, 07 October 2026

CHILE: Gov’t withdraws security reform as new proposal agreed

On 6 October Chile’s Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado stated that the government would not persevere with the security reform presented by President José Antonio Kast in August, after reaching an agreement on an alternative proposal with a cross-party group of senators.