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LatinNews Daily - 02 March 2026
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On 1 March Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivered a combative address to a joint session of congress to open the new legislative session in which he promised a host of era-defining reforms, while railing against opponents.... Read More
Andean
On 27 February the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced that she plans to return to Venezuela in the coming weeks.... Read More
*Colombia’s national statistics department (Dane) has released new figures showing that the national unemployment rate in January stood at 10.9%.... Read More
Brazil
On 28 February Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other government ministers travelled to the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais to visit the municipalities impacted by heavy rains and floods over the past week.... Read More
*Brazil’s chamber of foreign trade (Camex), which is tied to the ministry of development, industry, trade, and services, has adjusted previous resolutions it issued in early February to raise tariff rates on the imports of certain electronic products.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 27 February the Caribbean Community (Caricom) announced it would provide humanitarian support to Cuba.... Read More
*Nicaragua’s central bank (BCN) has released new figures showing that the country’s total exports in 2025 reached US$8.91bn, up 15.4% on 2024.... Read More
Mexico
On 1 March Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) announced the opening of criminal proceedings against two men who were arrested during the operation which resulted in the killing of Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), on 22 February.... Read More
*Mexico’s state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has released its year-end financial results, showing an annual net loss of M$45.2bn (US$2.6bn), down from a loss of M$780.6bn in 2024.... Read More
Southern Cone
*Uruguay’s Economy and Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone has announced that the government has met its fiscal targets for 2025.... Read More
Washington Watch
Mexico: On 25 February Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she had discussed the operation which resulted in the killing of Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), on 22 February during a short telephone call with US President Donald Trump.... Read More
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- ARGENTINA: Milei opens congress with promise of sweeping reforms
- VENEZUELA: Machado announces plan to return
- In brief: Colombia’s unemployment rate falls year-on-year
- BRAZIL: Lula pledges support for flood-stricken areas in southeast
- In brief: Brazil rolls back on recent import tariff increase
- CUBA/REGION: Caricom pledges humanitarian aid
- In brief: Nicaragua’s trade deficit shrinks
- MEXICO: Alleged El Mencho bodyguards charged
- In brief: Mexico’s Pemex narrows losses in 2025
- In brief: Uruguay hails meeting of 2025 fiscal targets
- Sheinbaum holds call with Trump following Mencho killing