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Friday, 19 June 2026
BRAZIL: Banco Master scandal reaches Lula inner circle
On 18 June Brazil’s federal police searched properties linked to Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) Senator Jaques Wagner as part of a sprawling investigation into fraud and influence peddling by the now liquidated bank Banco Master.
Friday, 19 June 2026
PANAMA: Gov’t revives controversial jail to address security crisis
On 18 June Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino said the transfer of 29 high-risk prisoners to a penitentiary centre located on Panama’s Coiba island corresponded to “national security necessities”.
Friday, 19 June 2026
MEXICO: Bilateral USMCA talks advance with US
On 18 June Mexico and the US announced the conclusion of the second round of bilateral negotiations related to the review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Friday, 19 June 2026
CHILE: Kast takes steps to locate missing Haitian children
On 18 June Chile’s President José Antonio Kast chaired an emergency meeting to address a national scandal surrounding more than 200 Haitian infants and adolescents who entered the country in 2025, but whose whereabouts are unknown.
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