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LatinNews Daily - 08 April 2026
Main Briefing
On 7 April Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced that his government would seek to implement a series of economic measures to mitigate the impact of the central bank’s (Banrep) decision to raise its benchmark interest rate.... Read More
Andean
*Venezuela’s national assembly has begun the second and final debate on new mining legislation, which was approved in the first vote last month.... Read More
Brazil
On 7 April Brazilian government officials, including the justice and public security minister, Wellington César Lima e Silva, and the human rights minister, Janine Mello, launched a new protocol aimed at preventing crimes against journalists.... Read More
*Brazil’s ministry of development, industry, trade, and services has released the trade figures for March, showing a monthly trade surplus of US$6.41bn, down 17.2% compared to March last year.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 7 April Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered CK Hutchison Holdings, announced arbitration proceedings against Danish shipping company Maersk.... Read More
*Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals (FQM), the owner of Panama’s largest mine Cobre Panamá, which was shuttered in late 2023 following major unrest over a new contract, has announced that Panama’s government has formally approved the removal, processing, and export of stockpiled ore at the mine that was extracted prior to the suspension of operations.... Read More
Mexico
On 7 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum repeated her government’s criticism of a recent report from the United Nations (UN) Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED).... Read More
*Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced a decree to create a universal healthcare service.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 7 April social organisations in Argentina blocked roads to protest the end of an employment programme which provided workers who aren’t in formal employment with a monthly handout.... Read More
*Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has published its latest consumer price index, putting monthly inflation in March at 0.8%, up from 0.0% in February and 0.6% in January, while annual inflation came in at 1.9%, down from 2.3% in February and 2.7% in January.... Read More
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- COLOMBIA: Petro unveils new economic measures amid central bank standoff
- In brief: Venezuela’s congress begins second debate on mining bill
- BRAZIL: Gov’t makes commitments to press freedom
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus down year-on-year
- PANAMA: New arbitration case filed over loss of ports concession
- In brief: FQM authorised to process copper at shuttered Panama mine
- MEXICO: Gov’t rejects UN enforced disappearance report
- In brief: Mexico to create universal healthcare system
- ARGENTINA: Protests over end to employment programme
- In brief: Annual inflation continues to fall in Paraguay