Weekly Report - 06 February 2025 (WR-25-05)

Mulino, who described the meeting with Rubio as “respectful and cordial” and said it should help “to increase as much as possible US investments in Panama”, insisted that Panama’s sovereignty over the Canal is not in question.... Read More

If Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro had hoped that his 4 February decision to broadcast a cabinet meeting live would reassure the public that his government was diligently striving to tackle the problems of the day, he was sorely mistaken.... Read More

An immediate result of the trip was the release of six US citizens who had been imprisoned in Venezuela: they flew back to the US on Grenfell’s plane.... Read More

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa appears to be making a concerted effort to get into the good books of his US counterpart Donald Trump ahead of the 9 February first round of general elections.... Read More

President Javier Milei announced on 5 February his intention to withdraw Argentina from the World Health Organization (WHO).... Read More

Right-of-centre lawmakers Arthur Lira and Rodrigo Pacheco, the presidents of Brazil’s legislative chambers for the past four years, handed over power to their chosen successors on 1 February.... Read More

Chile’s foreign ministry announced on 30 January that Venezuelan authorities had called for the closure of the country’s consulates in Caracas and Puerto Ordaz in Ciudad Guyana, a port city on the Orinoco in the state of Bolívar.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Preparing for lifting currency controls.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has successfully navigated what many have viewed as the biggest test of her presidency so far – for now.... Read More

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte changed three of her cabinet ministers on 1 February, those for economy and finance; development and social inclusion; and women and vulnerable populations.... Read More

“I completely reject that statement…It really surprises me because they’re making an important, institutional statement from the entity that governs United States foreign policy under the president of the United States based on a falsity.... Read More