Weekly Report - 07 November 2024 (WR-24-44)

Governments across the region received the news of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections on 5 November with a mixture of trepidation and dread for most, and euphoria and excitement for a more select group.... Read More

Bolivia’s President Luis Arce delivered a televised national address on 6 November expressing his government’s willingness to participate in wide-ranging talks to end the “criminal” and “inhuman” roadblocks that had resulted in economic losses to the country of in excess of US$2.1bn.... Read More

Peru’s umbrella trade union Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú (CGTP) announced on 5 November that it will join planned strike action against the government led by President Dina Boluarte to protest against the sharp increase in violent crime and extortion in the country from 13-15 November when Lima is paying host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit.... Read More

Diplomatic tensions erupted this week as the Venezuelan government reacted angrily to the refusal of the left-wing governments of Brazil and Colombia to recognise the legitimacy of the victory of President Nicolás Maduro over his opposition rival Edmundo González in the elections on 28 July.... Read More

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a meeting on 31 October with governors and deputy governors from 21 of Brazil’s 26 states to present a legislative proposal known as the ‘PEC da Segurança’.... Read More

As of 30 October, three of the four largest parties in Brazil’s lower chamber of congress have endorsed the bid of federal deputy Hugo Motta, of the conservative Republicanos party, to assume the presidency of the chamber.... Read More

In March 2018, former police officers Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Vieira de Queiroz carried out one of Brazil’s most notorious political assassinations of recent years, killing a rising star in Rio de Janeiro’s political scene, city councillor Marielle Franco.... Read More

Members of Mexico’s national guard (GN) opened fire on vehicles in Baja California state, close to the border with the US, on 2 November.... Read More

Mexico’s supreme court (SCJN) has rejected a proposal to invalidate key parts of the controversial judicial reform passed in September.... Read More

MEXICO | Aeroméxico agrees salary increase with pilots’ union.... Read More

A Honduran judge has acquitted five human rights defenders (HDRs) and environmentalists, including Juan López, who was murdered on 14 September sparking international outrage [WR-24-37].... Read More

“A direct attack on freedom of expression in our country”.... Read More

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa knows the decisive factor in his re-election bid in February next year is likely to be the public perception of security.... Read More

“The only way to seal the border is with prosperity for the peoples of the south and an end to blockades.”... Read More