LatinNews Daily - 9 April 2025

On 8 April US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino during a three-day visit to Panama.... Read More

On 8 April Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro called for a united regional response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, as Colombia prepares to receive the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) during the bloc’s summit in Honduras.... Read More

*Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree declaring an economic emergency in response to the tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump and the tightening of US sanctions on Venezuela.... Read More

On 8 April Juscelino Rezende Filho resigned from his role as Brazil’s communications minister hours after the office of the attorney general (PGR) filed charges against him for allegedly mishandling public funds in 2022 when he was a member of congress.... Read More

*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released its latest fiscal statistics, which showed the public sector’s primary deficit in February stood at R$19.0bn (US$3.14bn), down from the R$48.7bn deficit registered in February 2024.... Read More

*The Dominican Republic’s President Luis Abinader has revealed that the country’s emergency operations centre (COE) is coordinating over 22 institutions as part of a rescue operation following the collapse of the roof of the iconic Jet Set nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo.... Read More

On 8 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum criticised the United Nations (UN) Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), rejecting recent comments made by the committee and saying there was “a lot of ignorance” about the situation in Mexico.... Read More

*Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has assured that the majority of automotive companies operating in Mexico are not planning to move their operations despite the tariffs imposed on imports of vehicles and vehicle parts by US President Donald Trump.... Read More

On 8 April the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Argentina on a four-year, US$20bn loan to help President Javier Milei with the second phase of his sweeping economic reforms.... Read More

*Chile’s national statistics institute (INE) has published the most recent data for the consumer price index (CPI), indicating that monthly inflation for March was 0.5%, bringing the yearly rate to 4.9%.... Read More