LatinNews Daily - 14 November 2024

On 13 November a court in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, upheld the corruption conviction against former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), for which she was sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office.... Read More

On 13 November Ecuador’s national assembly voted by a large majority to reject an earlier decision by the government led by President Daniel Noboa to suspend Vice President Verónica Abad for five months.... Read More

*Bolivia’s hydrocarbons minister, Alejandro Gallardo, has announced the approval of a decree (5271) that authorises the free importation and sale of fuel to cover domestic demand for one year.... Read More

On 13 November the seats of Brazil’s federal government institutions were evacuated after explosives were detonated outside of the supreme court (STF), resulting in the death of the man suspected of attempting an attack on the building.... Read More

*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released its latest figures for the services sector, which showed that the volume of services provided rose by 1.0% from August to September.... Read More

On 13 November Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel met Russia’s minister for civil defence and emergency situations, Alexander Kurenkov, in Havana, after which he thanked Russia for its “permanent contribution” to the island’s emergency efforts.... Read More

*Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has strongly condemned the recent attacks by gangs targeting aircraft from US-based airlines JetBlue and Spirit Airlines which were struck by bullets while flying over the capital, Port-au-Prince.... Read More

On 13 November Mexico’s foreign ministry (SRE) announced it had sent a diplomatic note to the US ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, in response to criticisms he made of the security strategy of Mexico’s former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024).... Read More

*Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced a new tax regime for state-oil company Pemex, as well as implementing an austerity plan to achieve savings of M$50bn (US$2.42bn).... Read More

*A statement released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following a visit to Paraguay has underlined the “robust growth” of Paraguay’s economy which it projects to be around 4% in 2024, highlighting a “strong performance in domestic trade, financial services, household and business services, as well as manufacturing”.... Read More