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LatinNews Daily - 02 June 2026
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On 1 June the left-wing Colombian presidential candidate Iván Cepeda (Pacto Histórico) tempered his claims of fraud during the election’s 31 May first round, amid pushback from Abelardo de la Espriella (Defensores de la Patria), his far-right rival in the 21 June run-off.... Read More
Andean
*The left-wing Peruvian presidential candidate, Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú, JPP), who will face the right-wing Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular, FP) in the 7 June run-off election, has issued a revised manifesto just six days before the vote.... Read More
Brazil
On 1 June the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) proposed the application of 25% tariffs on all Brazilian goods, with exemptions for certain products, citing unfair trade practices.... Read More
*The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a statement conveying the preliminary findings from an Article IV visit to Brazil, carried out from 18-29 May.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 1 June United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres expressed regret at the death of a prominent indigenous leader in Nicaragua, Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, and called for an urgent investigation.... Read More
*El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele eschewed the annual state of the nation address traditionally delivered by the country’s head of state on 1 June for a pre-recorded national broadcast on radio and television during which he inaugurated the revamped Hospital Rosales in San Salvador.... Read More
Mexico
On 1 June Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum called on members of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) teachers’ union to attend a negotiating table at the interior ministry (Segob) to address their demands.... Read More
*Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has released remittance figures for April 2026, announcing that remittances to the country totalled US$4.98bn.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 1 June Chile’s President José Antonio Kast delivered his first state of the nation address to congress.... Read More
*Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has released the latest figures for its economic activity index (Imacec) which showed a 1.2% year-on-year fall in April and a 0.1% rise compared to March.... Read More
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- COLOMBIA: Stage set for a vicious run-off campaign
- In brief: Peru’s Sánchez unveils new manifesto ahead of election
- BRAZIL: US proposes new tariffs
- In brief: IMF hails resilience of Brazilian economy
- NICARAGUA: Prominent indigenous leader dies in custody
- In brief: El Salvador’s Bukele inaugurates hospital
- MEXICO: Teachers ramp up protests ahead of World Cup
- In brief: Remittances continue to rise year-on-year in Mexico
- CHILE: Kast appeals for time in state of the nation address
- In brief: Economic activity falls again in Chile in yearly terms