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LatinNews Daily - 15 November 2024
Main Briefing
On 14 November a Nicaraguan human rights NGO, Colectivo de Derechos Humanos Nicaragua Nunca Más (CDHNN+), condemned the forced exile of the president of Nicaragua’s episcopal conference (CEN), Bishop of Jinotega, Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez.... Read More
Andean
On 14 November Peru’s President Dina Boluarte hosted China’s President Xi Jinping, while formally opening the Chinese-funded Chancay mega-port which is expected to have a transformative effect on Peruvian trade.... Read More
Brazil
On 14 November officials from Brazil’s government, federal police (PF), and supreme court (STF) condemned a suicide bomb attack carried out the previous day outside the STF building.... Read More
*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released its latest economy activity index (IBC-Br), used as a proxy to anticipate GDP figures, which showed that activity in September was up 0.8% in monthly terms and 5.1% year-on-year.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*Cuba’s economy & planning minister, Joaquín Alonso Vázquez, and foreign trade & investment minister, Óscar Pérez Oliva-Fraga, have presented initial estimates for the damage associated with the recent passage of Hurricanes Oscar and Rafael, and recent earthquakes.... Read More
Mexico
On 14 November international credit ratings agency Moody’s Ratings lowered Mexico’s credit outlook from stable to negative, citing the controversial judicial reform, among other factors.... Read More
*Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 10.25%, in its third consecutive rates cut.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 14 November Chile’s former deputy interior minister, Manuel Monsalve, was arrested by the investigative police (PDI) in his home in Viña del Mar, in Valparaíso region.... Read More
*Argentina’s state-run airline Aerolíneas Argentinas has reached an agreement with unions, bringing to an end strike action that has disrupted the sector in recent months.... Read More
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- BRAZIL: Officials condemn attempted bombing
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