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Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
VENEZUELA: Rodríguez orders reform of hate speech law
On 29 September Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez called on lawmakers to reform the country’s controversial 2017 hate speech law, saying that it had been enforced “abusively”.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
BRAZIL: Lula tries to win over religious voters
On 29 September Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continued his efforts to boost his appeal among religious voters by reaffirming that he would not remove the status of Our Lady of Aparecida as the country’s patron saint.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
MEXICO: El Mayo’s son and former officials targeted in latest US sanctions
On 29 September the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) announced sanctions against nearly 50 individuals and companies that it said “serve as leaders or facilitators” of Mexico’s Cártel de Sinaloa, including the son of the cartel’s former leader and the ex-husband of the Baja California state governor, Marina del Pilar.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
ARGENTINA: Top court provides Milei with boost
On 29 September Argentina’s supreme court (CSJN) upheld a decree issued by President Javier Milei, annulling a rural land law imposing limits on the sale of land to foreign corporations and individuals.
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