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LatinNews Daily - 5 November 2024
Main Briefing
On 4 November Guatemala’s left-of-centre government led by President Bernardo Arévalo announced it would file a criminal complaint against former president Alejandro Giammattei (2020-2024), a former head of the presidential planning secretariat (Segeplan), Keila Gramajo, and a former president of the national electrification institute (Inde), Melvin Quijivix Vega.... Read More
Andean
On 4 November Ecuador’s Interior Minister Mónica Palencia stated that the country’s homicide rate, one of the key indicators of crime levels in the country, has fallen by 17.6% so far this year.... Read More
*Peru’s health ministry (Minsa) and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the Chinese government agency responsible for food safety, among other responsibilities, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral cooperation in the area of food security and regulation of food products.... Read More
Brazil
On 4 November Brazil’s federal police (PF) announced it had concluded its investigations into the 2022 murders of Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Vale do Javari demarcated indigenous territory, Amazonas state.... Read More
*Brazilian private bank Itaú Unibanco has released its earnings report for the third quarter, which showed a net profit of R$10.7bn (US$1.8bn).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*The president of Cuba’s central bank (BCC), Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, has hailed collaboration with Spain, at the inauguration of Havana’s annual International Trade Fair (Fihav), Cuba’s largest multi-sector trade fair.... Read More
Mexico
On 4 November Mexico’s national electoral institute (INE) approved a budget of M$13.21bn (US$657m) for next year’s judicial elections.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has reported that gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in the country dropped by 0.9% in August 2024 in annual terms and 1.9% in monthly terms.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 4 November the presidential candidate for Uruguay’s ruling right-of-centre multi-colour coalition, Álvaro Delgado, presented his programme of government ahead of the second-round run-off on 24 November.... Read More
*Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has released its monthly index of economic activity (Imacec), which serves as a proxy for GDP, showing 0% growth year-on-year for the month of September.... Read More
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