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Friday, 17 April 2026
BRAZIL: Another banker arrested in Banco Master case
On 16 April Brazilian police arrested Paulo Henrique Costa, the former president of the Banco de Brasília (BRB) state bank, for his suspected involvement in the vast corruption scheme related to disgraced bank Banco Master.
Friday, 17 April 2026
HONDURAS: Opposition-aligned top electoral officials impeached
On 16 April Honduras’ 128-member unicameral legislature voted to impeach Marlon Ochoa, a member of the national electoral council (CNE), Mario Morazán, a member of the electoral justice tribunal (TJE), and two TJE alternates, Lourdes Maribel Mejía and Gabriel Gutiérrez Peralta.
Friday, 17 April 2026
MEXICO: Pemex admits responsibility for Gulf oil spill
On 16 April Mexico’s state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced that three officials had been dismissed after it emerged that a recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by a leaky Pemex pipeline.
Friday, 17 April 2026
CHILE: Deportation flights underway
On 16 April a Chilean air force (Fach) flight carrying 40 irregular migrants left the country for Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia.
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