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LatinNews Daily - 9 September 2024
MAIN BRIEFING
On 7 September Edmundo González, the opposition candidate widely believed to have won Venezuela’s disputed 28 July presidential election, went into exile in Spain.... Read More
ANDEAN
*Colombia’s government has reached an agreement with truck drivers to end four days of protests against a cut to diesel subsidies.... Read More
BRAZIL
On 7 September Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) attended a rally in São Paulo where his supporters intensified their criticisms of supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes.... Read More
*Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed the minister for human rights, Silvio Almeida, who has been accused of sexual harassment.... Read More
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
On 6 September US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated the US was “committed to Haiti” following a rare visit to the country on 5 September, in which he announced an increase in humanitarian aid and called for a new security mission mandate and preparation to hold national elections in 2025.... Read More
*Honduras’ congress has unanimously approved a budget of L1.49bn (US$60.2m) for the primary and general elections in March and November 2025 respectively.... Read More
MEXICO
On 8 September commissions in Mexico’s senate approved President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s contentious judicial reform.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has announced that 127,684 light vehicles were sold in the domestic market in August, up 11.91% on August 2023.... Read More
SOUTHERN CONE
On 8 September deputies from Chile’s ruling left-wing Frente Amplio (FA) coalition said that they will initiate an impeachment procedure against supreme court justice, Ángela Vivanco, who is accused of involvement in the ‘Caso Audios’ corruption case. ... Read More
*The governments of Paraguay and Argentina have reached an understanding regarding the collection of tolls by Argentina on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway.... Read More
WASHINGTON WATCH
Mexico: On 3 September Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government was waiting for more information from the US regarding the reported release of Mexican drug trafficker Osiel Cárdenas Guillén from prison in the US.... Read More
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- VENEZUELA: González goes into exile
- In brief: Colombia’s gov’t concedes on diesel prices to end protests
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro supporters intensify claims of censorship
- In brief: Brazilian cabinet minister sacked over alleged sexual harassment
- HAITI: Blinken seeks to strengthen security mission
- In brief: Honduras approves electoral budget after fierce debate
- MEXICO: Senate commissions approve judicial reform
- In brief: Vehicle sales, production, and exports up in Mexico
- CHILE: Ruling coalition to seek impeachment of top judge
- In brief: Paraguay and Argentina reach agreement on waterway toll
- Mexico responds as US releases famous drug trafficker