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LatinNews Daily - 07 July 2026
Main Briefing
On 6 July Colombia’s justice minister, Jorge Iván Cuervo, resigned after criticising President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to negotiate with illegal armed groups.... Read More
Andean
*Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular, FP) has announced that Julio Velarde will keep his position as head of the central bank (BCRP), a role he has held since 2006.... Read More
Brazil
On 6 July national media outlets reported that Brazil’s foreign ministry sent a document to congress expressing concern that the US might use its recent decision to designate Brazil’s two largest criminal organisations as terrorist groups as a pretext for a military intervention.... Read More
*Brazilian airline Azul has announced that it has received approval to be listed on the main New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 6 July Costa Rica’s supreme court (CSJ) issued a unanimous statement rejecting claims made by President Laura Fernández that it was infiltrated by organised crime.... Read More
*Cuba’s state power company, Unión Eléctrica (UNE), has announced a nationwide blackout in Cuba, the third complete outage this year and the eighth since October 2024, on international media reports.... Read More
Mexico
On 6 July authorities in Mexico announced that 10 assailants were killed and a further three arrested following two separate assaults on security forces in Sinaloa state.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has announced that gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in April 2026 was up by 4.0% in monthly terms and by 5.1% in annual terms, according to seasonally adjusted figures.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 6 July Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that refinancing of the country’s debts had been secured for the remainder of 2026 and the whole of 2027.... Read More
*Itaipú Binacional, the company that operates the binational Itaipú hydroelectric dam, has announced that it has paid Paraguay US$239m in the first half of the year, The payment was made via Annex C, which dictates how Brazil and Paraguay sell surplus electricity generated by the dam to each other.... Read More
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- COLOMBIA: Justice minister resigns, slams peace policy
- In brief: Peru’s central bank chief to remain in post under Fujimori
- BRAZIL: Gov’t reiterates concern over US drug gang designations
- In brief: Brazilian airline Azul to list on New York Stock Exchange
- COSTA RICA: Top court pushes back against Fernández
- In brief: Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout
- MEXICO: Attackers killed in Sinaloa security operation
- In brief: GFCF rises in Mexico
- ARGENTINA: Caputo reveals financing plan
- In brief: Itaipú transfers funds to Paraguay under Annex C