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LatinNews Daily - 05 January 2026
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On 3 January Delcy Rodríguez took over as interim president of Venezuela after the US military bombed the capital Caracas and arrested former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026).... Read More
Andean
*Peru’s government led by President José Jerí has approved an emergency decree which allows for the restructuring of troubled state oil company Petroperú, allowing private investment in key assets.... Read More
Brazil
On 2 January Brazil’s federal police (PF) ordered Eduardo Bolsonaro, the third son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), to return from the US, where he has been residing for most of the past year after requesting a leave of absence in March from his seat in the lower house of congress, from which he was expelled last month.... Read More
*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the unemployment figures for the rolling quarter of September-November 2025, showing a jobless rate of 5.2%, corresponding to around 5.6m people.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 2 January Salvador Nasralla, the presidential candidate for the opposition Partido Liberal (PL), reiterated his earlier calls for a recount from Honduras’ 30 November general election.... Read More
*Honduras’ central bank (BCH) has released new figures showing that monthly inflation in December was 0.35%, unchanging since November.... Read More
Mexico
On 4 January Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated that US intervention in Mexico was “not an option”.... Read More
*Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has announced that remittances sent to the country in November totalled US$5.13bn, representing a 5.7% drop year-on-year.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 2 January Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei launched a new monetary programme, including a reform of the exchange rate bands, and enacted a ‘fiscal innocence law’, which is designed to encourage Argentines to deposit undeclared US dollar savings into the formal banking system, boosting central bank (BCRA) reserves.... Read More
*Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has released the latest figures for its economic activity index (Imacec), which showed a 1.2% year-on-year rise in November and a 0.6% decrease as compared to the previous month.... Read More
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- VENEZUELA: Uncertainty prevails following US capture of Maduro
- In brief: Peru’s gov’t approves restructuring of Petroperú
- BRAZIL: Police orders Bolsonaro’s son to return from US
- In brief: Brazil’s unemployment rate reaches record low
- HONDURAS: Nasralla demands recount after Asfura confirmed election winner
- In brief: Honduras inflation closes 2025 within target range
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum rejects US intervention as tensions rise
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico continue downwards trend
- ARGENTINA: Milei moves to strengthen economy
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity up year-on-year, down in monthly terms