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LatinNews Daily - 01 June 2026
Main Briefing
On 31 May the first round of Colombia’s presidential election was won by the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella (Defensores de la Patria), who will face the left-wing continuity candidate Iván Cepeda (Pacto Histórico) in the 21 June second round.... Read More
Andean
*The presidential candidates in Peru’s 7 June run-off election, Keiko Fujimori of the right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP) and Roberto Sánchez of the left-wing Juntos por el Perú (JPP), have held the final televised debate of the campaign.... Read More
Brazil
On 29 May Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the US government decision announced the previous day to designate the Brazilian criminal organisations Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist groups.... Read More
*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released its latest GDP figures, showing that GDP was up 1.1% compared to the previous quarter and up 1.8% compared to Q1 2025.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 29 May Cuba’s chief of the general staff, Lieutenant General Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, met the head of the US Southern Command (Southcom), General Francis Donovan, on the perimeter of the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay to discuss security matters.... Read More
*Commercial and cargo flights between Haiti and the Dominican Republic have resumed after a suspension of more than two years.... Read More
Mexico
On 31 May Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a speech before crowds in Mexico City (CDMX) to mark two years from her 2024 election win.... Read More
*Mexico and the US have concluded the first round of bilateral negotiations related to the review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which took place in Mexico City (CDMX) from 28-29 May.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 31 May Chile’s President José Antonio Kast gave various interviews defending his administration’s work so far, ahead of delivering his first state of the nation address to congress today (1 June).... Read More
*Chile’s state-run copper company Codelco has reported that production fell by 8.1% in the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the same period of 2025, totalling 272,000 tonnes (t) of fine copper.... Read More
Washington Watch
Venezuela: On 23 May the US military conducted a drill over Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, its first exercise in the country since the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) on 3 January and the re-establishment of diplomatic relations in March.... Read More
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- COLOMBIA: De la Espriella and Cepeda advance to run-off vote
- In brief: Fujimori and Sánchez hold debate ahead of Peruvian election
- BRAZIL: Lula slams US terrorist designation of drug gangs
- In brief: Agriculture drives Brazil’s quarterly GDP growth
- CUBA: US and Cuban military top brass meet in Guantánamo
- In brief: Resumption of flights between Haiti and Dominican Republic
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum defends sovereignty in fiery speech
- In brief: Mexico, US conclude first round of USMCA talks
- CHILE: Kast prepares for first state of the nation address
- In brief: Production at Chile’s Codelco down in Q1
- US military conducts drill over Venezuela’s capital