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Thursday, 27 August 2026
BRAZIL: Lula boosts ties with congress leaders
On 26 August Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with centre-right lawmakers Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil) and Hugo Motta (Republicanos), the presidents of the senate and lower chamber respectively, and they agreed to prioritise legislation backed by the government.
Thursday, 27 August 2026
HONDURAS: Heads roll over high-profile acquittal
On 26 August Honduras’ attorney general’s office (MP) announced that two senior MP officials and an expert witness had been fired over the acquittal two days earlier of Amílcar Alexander ‘Chande’ Ardón Soriano, a former mayor (Partido Nacional, PN, 2006-2014), of El Paraíso, Copán department.
Thursday, 27 August 2026
MEXICO: Indicted senator leaves Morena bloc
On 26 August federal senator Enrique Inzunza, one of 10 current and former Mexican officials indicted by the US in April, announced he was leaving the parliamentary group of the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) and would serve as an independent.
Thursday, 27 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Lower chamber passes central bank reform
On 26 August Argentina’s lower chamber of congress approved President Javier Milei’s reform to the central bank (BCRA), as well as updates to the ‘fiscal innocence’ tax regime.
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