LatinNews Daily - 11 August 2026

On 10 August a 7.4-magnitude earthquake caused damage across western Colombia and killed at least 132 people.... Read More

*Colombia’s national statistics department (Dane) has released its consumer price index for July, putting monthly inflation at 0.17%.... Read More

On 10 August Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice André Mendonça launched another phase of the sprawling Banco Master fraud case, with police investigators searching the properties of suspects connected to local authorities in Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state.... Read More

*Brazilian meatpacker JBS has announced that Wesley Batista Filho will be the company’s new CEO from January 2027.... Read More

On 10 August Costa Rica’s government led by President Laura Fernández published a decree declaring information related to various national security bodies a matter of state secrecy.... Read More

*Honduras’ central bank (BCH) has released new figures showing that monthly inflation in July was 0.15%, down from 0.19% in June, and the lowest of the past six months.... Read More

On 10 August Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that 45 avocado packing plants in Michoacán state had reopened for exports, with 60 more still to come, after the US temporarily halted export inspections over security concerns.... Read More

*Mexico’s national social security institute (IMSS) has reported that a net total of 19,550 jobs were lost in July, a monthly decline of 0.1%, compared with the net total of 1.27m jobs created in July 2025.... Read More

On 10 August Chile’s lower chamber of congress approved three vetoes which President José Antonio Kast presented to amendments made by the opposition to his so-called mega reform.... Read More

*Chile’s government led by President José Antonio Kast has announced that state-owned mining company Codelco will be allowed to reinvest all of its 2025 profits for the first time in its 50-year history.... Read More