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LatinNews Daily - 21 February 2024
Main Briefing
On 20 February Brazil’s foreign ministry released a statement rejecting the Israeli government’s accusations that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s recent comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict were antisemitic.... Read More
Andean
On 20 February the Colombian guerrilla group Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) announced that it is pausing its participation in peace talks with the government.... Read More
*Ecuador’s national assembly has unanimously voted to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with Costa Rica.... Read More
Brazil
*The Brazilian subsidiary of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, which owns mobile phone operator and network provider Vivo, has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023, posting quarterly profits of R$1.60bn (US$324.69m) and annual profits of R$5.03bn for 2023.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
In an interview with local TV programme Diálogo 21 broadcast on 20 February Dora Martínez, the president of El Salvador’s electoral authority (TSE), accused the media of attacking democracy through “disinformation”.... Read More
*The European Council (EC) has announced that it has removed The Bahamas, Belize, and Turks & Caicos Islands from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, along with Seychelles.... Read More
Mexico
On 20 February a Mexican appeals court ruled that Emilio Lozoya, the former head of state oil company Pemex (2012-2016), who is on trial for alleged corruption, could leave prison for house arrest.... Read More
*The governments of Mexico and the US have announced the “successful closure” of a US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rapid response labour mechanism (RRM) case at an automotive parts facility run by Chinese-owned firm Asiaway in San Luis Potosí state, according to a statement from Mexico’s labour ministry (STPS).... Read More
Southern Cone
On 20 February Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña met with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Asunción.... Read More
*Argentina’s presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni has stated that the minimum wage will be set at Ar$180,000 (US$215) a month in February and Ar$202,800 a month in March.... Read More
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- BRAZIL: Israel row escalates as Blinken visits
- COLOMBIA: ELN suspends participation in peace talks
- In brief: Ecuador’s congress approves FTA with Costa Rica
- In brief: Telecoms giant Telefónica’s profits rise in Brazil
- EL SALVADOR: TSE head rails against the media
- In brief: Bahamas, Belize, Turks & Caicos off EU blacklist
- MEXICO: Former Pemex head authorised house arrest
- In brief: Mexico announces resolution of Asiaway labour dispute
- PARAGUAY: Cameron visits Asunción
- In brief: Argentina raises minimum wage