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LatinNews Daily - 16 April 2026
Main Briefing
On 15 April the US ambassador to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, was replaced by John Barrett.... Read More
Andean
*Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has ratified a strategic economic cooperation agreement (Seca) with South Korea.... Read More
Brazil
On 15 April Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered an investigation into Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL) for comments he posted online in January this year which allegedly slandered President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.... Read More
*Brazil’s treasury has sold €5bn (US$5.9bn) of bonds, marking its first euro bond sale in over a decade.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 15 April US newspaper USA Today cited two sources as saying that military planning for a “possible Pentagon-led operation in Cuba” is “quietly ramping up”.... Read More
*Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo has announced new fuel subsidies, costing his government a total Q2bn (US$262m) to address the rise in fuel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East.... Read More
Mexico
On 15 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the establishment of an interdisciplinary committee to analyse the exploitation of unconventional natural gas reserves via fracking.... Read More
*Mexico’s Finance Minister Edgar Amador Zamora has met US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to discuss “ongoing economic cooperation between the United States and Mexico” according to a social media post by Bessent.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 15 April Chile’s President José Antonio Kast gave his first national address in which he unveiled a slew of economic measures that he said would reactivate Chile’s economy and encourage investment.... Read More
*The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with authorities in Argentina on the second review under the country’s US$20bn extended fund facility (EFF) arrangement agreed with President Javier Milei’s government in April 2025.... Read More
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- VENEZUELA: US ambassador replaced
- In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa ratifies trade agreement with South Korea
- BRAZIL: Judge orders probe into Flávio Bolsonaro for alleged slander
- In brief: Brazil hails major sale of euro-denominated bonds
- CUBA: More media speculation on US military intervention
- In brief: New fuel subsidies announced in Guatemala
- MEXICO: Gov’t launches fracking committee
- In brief: Mexico and US talk critical minerals, anti-money laundering efforts
- CHILE: Kast unveils mega economic reform package
- In brief: IMF to release more funds for Argentina