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Friday, 23 October 2026
BRAZIL: Candidates seek to allay corruption concerns as campaigns wind down
On 22 October Brazil’s 25 October presidential run-off candidates, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, agreed to disclose information such as financial and telephone records, in apparent attempts to signal their commitment to transparency and dispel corruption accusations they had levelled against each other.
Friday, 23 October 2026
NICARAGUA: More constitutional changes as vice-presidential posts scrapped
On 22 October Nicaragua’s unicameral legislature approved changes to the constitution which replace the posts of vice presidents with “presidential designates”.
Friday, 23 October 2026
MEXICO: Former Chihuahua AG formally charged
On 22 October a Chihuahua state judge ordered César Jáuregui Moreno, the state’s former attorney general (2023-2026), to stand trial for alleged illegal exercise of public office, while a separate conspiracy charge was dismissed.
Friday, 23 October 2026
ARGENTINA: More terrorist designations in show of US alignment
On 22 October Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei designated five more Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organisations, following in the footsteps of the US administration of President Donald Trump.
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