VENEZUELA: Direct flights to US resumed after seven-year pause

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VENEZUELA: Direct flights to US resumed after seven-year pause

On 30 April direct commercial flights resumed between Venezuela and the US for the first time since 2019, with both countries hailing this as a sign of improved relations.... Read More

Andean

In brief: Interest rate hikes paused in Colombia

*Colombia’s central bank (Banrep) has held its benchmark interest rate at 11.25%.... Read More

Brazil

BRAZIL: Congress overturns veto on bill to cut prison time for Bolsonaro

On 30 April Brazil’s congress overturned a veto issued in January by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on a bill that proposed reducing the prison time of those convicted in relation to the far-right riots in Brasília on 8 January 2023.... Read More

In brief: Brazil’s unemployment rises in quarterly terms

*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest unemployment figures, showing a jobless rate of 6.1% for the first quarter of the year, equivalent to 6.6m unemployed people.... Read More

Central America & Caribbean

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Browne wins fourth term

On 30 April Antigua and Barbuda held general elections.... Read More

In brief: Honduras leaves CCJ to save costs

*Honduras’ conservative Partido Nacional (PN) government led by President Nasry Asfura, which took office in January, has announced its official withdrawal from the Central American court of justice (CCJ), which is part of the Central American integration system (Sica).... Read More

Mexico

MEXICO: Sheinbaum says proof needed for US charges against officials

On 30 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said that “compelling and irrefutable evidence” was needed to back up the charges announced by the US the previous day against the governor of Sinaloa state and nine other current and former officials.... Read More

LatinNews Daily - 01 May 2026