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LatinNews Daily - 08 January 2024
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On 7 January the Dominican Republic’s President Luis Abinader officially launched the campaign for the ruling Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) in Santo Domingo for the 18 February municipal elections, ahead of the 19 May presidential elections in which he is seeking re-election.... Read More
Andean
On 7 January Ecuador’s attorney general’s office opened an investigation into the escape from prison of one of the country’s most high-profile drug traffickers, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias ‘Fito’, who leads the Los Choneros gang.... Read More
*Venezuela’s oil minister, Pedro Tellechea, who is also the president of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), has met with the director of Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex to discuss possibilities for cooperation.... Read More
Brazil
On 5 January Brazil’s state news agency Agência Brasil reported that the army had concluded a series of internal investigations into the conduct of its personnel on 8 January 2023 when right-wing rioters stormed the seats of government in Brasília.... Read More
*Brazil’s ministry of industry & trade has released the trade balance for 2023, showing an annual trade surplus of US$98.8bn.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*Minera Panamá S.A.... Read More
Mexico
On 7 January the attorney general’s office (FGE) in Mexico’s Guerrero state confirmed that six people had been killed in a violent incident in Petatlán municipality the previous day.... Read More
*Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced plans to introduce reform initiatives in relation to the minimum wage and pensions before leaving office on 30 September.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 5-6 January Argentina’s President Javier Milei visited Antarctica together with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, an Argentine diplomat, to launch a new project to investigate and reduce plastic waste.... Read More
*Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei has announced it will raise US$3.2bn in hard currency via an issuance of 10-year bills to the central bank (BCRA) in a bid to meet debt obligations.... Read More
Washington Watch
Mexico: On 27 December Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador received a high-level US delegation in Mexico City.... Read More
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- ECUADOR: Top drug trafficker escapes from prison
- In brief: Venezuela eyes oil cooperation with Mexico
- BRAZIL: Capital riots anniversary sparks debate on military’s role
- In brief: Brazil registers record trade surplus in 2023
- In brief: Mining firm warns of unrest in Panama
- MEXICO: Deadly violence in Guerrero
- In brief: Mexico’s president unveils plans for minimum wage, pension reforms
- ARGENTINA: Milei promotes environmental credentials
- In brief: Argentina moves to meet debt obligations
- US delegation talks migration in Mexico