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LatinNews Daily - 26 November 2024
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On 25 November Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum launched a campaign to tackle violence against women, along with other measures to eradicate and prevent gender violence, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.... Read More
Andean
On 25 November an Ecuadorean court sentenced 20 people in relation to the massive ‘Metástasis’ corruption probe, including a former president of the judicial council (2023), Wilman Terán, and a former head of the prisons authority (SNAI), Pablo Ramírez (2021-2022).... Read More
*Colombia’s state oil company, Ecopetrol, has denounced the takeover of a natural gas plant in Toledo municipality, in the north-eastern department of Norte de Santander.... Read More
Brazil
On 25 November Brazilian media outlets reported leaked audio recordings that suggested support among high-ranking army officers for a coup in 2022 to prevent the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the start of 2023.... Read More
*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released the latest edition of its Focus bulletin, a weekly survey of private sector economists and analysts, which showed annual inflation forecasts of 4.63% for 2024 and 4.34% for 2025.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 25 November Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega presented two legislative initiatives which would extend the mandates of the police (PNN) chief, and head of the military from five to six years.... Read More
*Costa Rica’s foreign trade minister, Manuel Tovar, has hailed a rise in the country’s exports in the first ten months of 2024, saying that these reached US$16.51bn, up 8% on the same period in 2023.... Read More
Mexico
*US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico, as well as Canada, until the countries crack down on the flow of migrants and drugs crossing the border.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 25 November the lawyer of Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said that his client had been accused of sexual harassment, an allegation he insisted was “unfounded”.... Read More
*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has reported a significant decline in international visitors in October, with only 754,900 arrivals – a drop of 36.6% compared with the same month in 2023.... Read More
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- MEXICO/REGION: Women protest against gender violence
- ECUADOR: High-profile figures sentenced in ‘Metástasis’ case
- In brief: Protesters force shutdown at Colombia gas plant
- BRAZIL: Concern rises over insurrectionist intent in military
- In brief: Brazilian market experts raise 2025 inflation forecast
- NICARAGUA: Ortega seeks to extend control of police, military
- In brief: Costa Rica’s exports up
- In brief: Trump threatens new trade tariffs on Mexico
- CHILE: Boric on back foot after election respite
- In brief: Drop in tourist arrivals to Argentina