LatinNews Daily - 14 April 2025

On 13 April Ecuador’s national electoral council (CNE) declared President Daniel Noboa the winner of that day’s presidential run-off election between him and Luisa González.... Read More

*The subcommission for constitutional accusations in Peru’s congress has voted to archive an impeachment motion against President Dina Boluarte which related to the ‘Rolexgate’ corruption allegations, which saw Boluarte accused in the local media of receiving bribes from Wilfredo Oscorima, the governor of Ayacucho region, in return for awarding Ayacucho a greater share of funds from the national budget.... Read More

On 11 April Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) posted a monthly inflation rate of 0.56% for March, mainly driven by a monthly rise in the price of food and drinks (+1.17%).... Read More

*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released the latest figures for its IBC-Br economic activity index, used as a proxy to anticipate GDP figures, which showed a 0.4% monthly rise in activity in February.... Read More

On 13 April a US Department of State official confirmed that Kilmar Ábrego García, a man mistakenly deported by the US government to a mega jail in El Salvador, is “alive and secure”.... Read More

*Honduran authorities have reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on policies and reforms to complete the third review of Honduras’ Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangements with the Fund.... Read More

On 11 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would make an “immediate delivery” of water to farmers in Texas following accusations from US President Donald Trump that Mexico was violating a bilateral water treaty.... Read More

*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has reported a 0.4% year-on-year increase in industrial activity in February 2025.... Read More

On 11 April Argentina’s President Javier Milei announced a partial relaxation of currency controls after the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave final approval to a US$20bn loan deal.... Read More

*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released its latest consumer price index (IPC), showing a continued slowdown in the annual inflation rate, which fell to 55.9% in March, down from 66.9% in February, 84.5% in January, and 117.8% in December.... Read More

Mexico/Region: On 3 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the country’s exemption from the “reciprocal tariffs” implemented by US President Donald Trump the previous day, when he slapped a 10% global baseline tariff on over 180 countries.... Read More