Weekly Report - 11 February 2021 (WR-21-06)

Ecuador’s presidential contest will go to a second round.... Read More

In recent weeks, Colombia’s President Iván Duque has faced growing criticism over his government’s failure to tackle the problem of escalating violence in the country, or to implement proper protections for those hit hardest [WR-21-04].... Read More

Responding to the announcement by the national assembly (AN) of plans to prosecute him on charges including corruption, the usurpation of public functions, and treason, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó noted that the government-led legislature “knows very well where to find me”.... Read More

At the beginning of February, Brazil’s bicameral congress returned from recess for a new legislative year under new leadership [WR-21-05].... Read More

“Let’s hope that you, from the press, can give us a hand communicating the good things that the government is doing,” Juan Manuel Brunetti, Paraguay’s newly appointed communications minister, exhorted of journalists after his swearing-in ceremony on 9 February.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Debt restructuring.... Read More

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador does not shy away from political confrontation.... Read More

MEXICO | Remittances and agriculture provide silver lining.... Read More

Opposition parties are trying to form a parallel government, naming supreme court judge Joseph Mécène Jean Louis as Haiti’s interim president for two years.... Read More

New legislative changes approved last week, which increase the time that people can be detained without accusation from 48 hours to 90 days, are serving as the latest cause for concern among the opposition ahead of November’s general elections in Nicaragua.... Read More

Political tensions are riding very high in El Salvador just over two weeks ahead of crucial legislative elections.... Read More

Flames engulfed a dozen public buildings in a municipality in southern Chile on 6 February as protesters vented their anger at the Carabineros militarised police over the killing of a popular street juggler.... Read More

“It leaves you with a feeling of impotence not having someone on the inside to see what they are cooking up.”... Read More