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LatinNews Daily - 17 November 2025
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- CHILE: Kast to face Jara in run-off
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noboa suffers resounding defeat in referendum
- In brief: New director at Peru’s state oil company
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonarismo faces more judicial pressure
- In brief: UK court finds BHP liable for Mariana disaster in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: New gang attacks on US embassy
- In brief: Top US official highlights Guatemala-US beverage deal
Mexico
- MEXICO: Anti-government protests marred by injuries
- In brief: IMF approves smaller credit line for Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Paraguay’s quarterly unemployment rate falls
Washington Watch
- Noem tours Ecuador amid push for US military bases
José Antonio Kast is strong favourite to win Chile’s presidential elections after coming out on top among the right-wing candidates competing in the first round on 16 November to progress to a run-off next month against Jeannette Jara, the candidate of the ruling left-of-centre coalition.
LatinNews Daily - 14 November 2025
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- REGION: US rewards allies with trade deals
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Gov’t backtracks on threat to end US security cooperation
- In brief: Profits fall at Colombia’s state oil company
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Foreign minister optimistic over US tariff deal prospects
- In brief: Brazil’s government lowers growth forecast
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: Major drug seizure sparks questions
- In brief: Panama hails Moody’s decision to maintain investment grade
Mexico
- MEXICO: US joins crackdown on casinos
- In brief: Mexico’s top court upholds tax claims against Salinas companies
Southern Cone
- In brief: Paraguay’s trade deficit widens
On 13 November the US government led by President Donald Trump announced “breakthrough trade deals” with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
LatinNews Daily - 13 November 2025
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- ECUADOR: Protests against referendum proposals
Andean
- In brief: Peru’s central bank intervenes in currency market
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Prosecutors investigate alleged excessive force by Rio police
- In brief: Brazil’s coffee exports down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: Key trial postponed again
- In brief: Monthly remittances to Honduras fall
Mexico
- MEXICO: More political violence as Chilpancingo official killed
- In brief: Mexico to update laws on digital casinos and gambling
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Santilli courts provincial governors
- In brief: Argentina’s monthly inflation rises while annual rate drops
On 12 November trade unions and social organisations held protests in cities around Ecuador against the proposals the government is making in the 16 November referendum which aims, among other things, to overhaul the 2008 constitution.
LatinNews Daily - 12 November 2025
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- VENEZUELA: Arrival of US aircraft carrier cranks tensions higher
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia’s Paz meets with World Bank
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Protesters clash with security guards at COP30
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation slows
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Proceedings advance against electoral judges
- In brief: Farmers protest gov’t policies in Costa Rica
Mexico
- MEXICO: Casinos flagged for money laundering operations
- In brief: International visitors to Mexico up despite tourist drop
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Presidential frontrunners round off campaigns
- In brief: Argentina takes step towards OECD membership
On 11 November the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R.
LatinNews Daily - 11 November 2025
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- CHILE: Right-wingers gun for Jara in final debate
Andean
- ECUADOR: Prisoners transferred to new facility after massacre
- In brief: Annual inflation rises in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: COP30 kicks off in Belém
- In brief: Brazil’s central bank tightens rules for cryptocurrency
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: More concerns about military ahead of election
- In brief: EU unveils finance to boost Central America energy security
Mexico
- MEXICO: Criminal groups targeted in Tabasco
- In brief: Mexico imposes tariffs on sugar imports
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile’s Codelco-SQM lithium deal clears final major hurdle
On 10 November Chile’s eight presidential candidates faced off against each other for the last time before going to the polls in the most fiery debate of the campaign, as the three principal right-wingers made a final effort to secure a second-place berth to go through to a likely run-off against Jeannette Jara of the ruling left-wing coalition.
LatinNews Daily - 10 November 2025
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- BOLIVIA: Paz takes office with promise of change
Andean
- In brief: Colombia hosts EU-Celac summit
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Global taxes needed to tackle climate change, Lula says
- In brief: China lifts ban on poultry imports from Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: New OAS mission arrives ahead of key votes
- In brief: Panama’s exports up
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum deploys troops to Michoacán
- In brief: Inflation ticks down in Mexico
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Ruling Colorados suffer electoral setback
- In brief: Inflation slows in Chile
Washington Watch
- Bolivia’s Paz meets Rubio
On 8 November Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president, marking the end of nearly two decades of rule by the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).
LatinNews Daily - 07 November 2025
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- BRAZIL: World leaders gather in Belém ahead of COP30
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noem tours military bases as Noboa pushes for US troops
- In brief: Peru announces spending cuts
Brazil
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus widens in October
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Ex-president Giammattei implicated again in corruption
- In brief: New telecoms law takes effect in Nicaragua
Mexico
- MEXICO: Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata
- In brief: Mexico cuts interest rate again
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Jara makes pitch for centre ground
- In brief: IMF concludes visit to Paraguay
On 6 November world leaders gathered in the Brazilian city of Belém, in the northern Amazonian state of Pará, for the Climate Action Summit meeting of heads of state and government, preceding the two-week United Nations (UN) climate summit, COP30, which kicks off next week.
LatinNews Daily - 06 November 2025
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- BOLIVIA: Supreme court orders Áñez’s release from prison
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador hails results of telecom renegotiation
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Income tax exemption bill passes congress
- In brief: Brazil’s central bank holds interest rates for third time
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Democracy concerns grow ahead of election
- In brief: Jamaica’s Holness reveals preliminary cost of hurricane
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum speaks out following assault
- In brief: GFCF down again in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei embarks on another US trip
- In brief: Uruguay’s annual inflation picks up
On 5 November Bolivia’s supreme court (TSJ) ordered the release of former president Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020), who in 2022 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally assuming the presidency.
LatinNews Daily - 05 November 2025
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- COSTA RICA: Authorities hail historic operation against drug trafficking
Andean
- PERU: New extortion law fails to deter latest transport strike
- In brief: Peru’s exports up in first nine months of 2025
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Senate launches inquiry into organised crime
- In brief: Monthly slump in Brazil’s industrial production
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Canadian miner gives up another Nicaragua concession
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t unveils Michoacán security plan
- In brief: Mexico’s lower chamber approves spending budget proposal
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Opposition candidates go on attack in presidential debate
- In brief: Chile’s Codelco reports increased production
On 4 November Michael Soto, the interim director of Costa Rica’s judicial investigation agency (OIJ), announced what he described as “possibly the biggest operation in the country’s history” against organised crime.
LatinNews Daily - 04 November 2025
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- PERU: Relations severed with Mexico amid asylum spat
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia’s President-elect Paz secures CAF funding
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Rio governor defends major police raid
- In brief: Brazil’s central bank issues new rules for financial institutions
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo moves in response to alleged coup attempt
- In brief: New estimates of hurricane impact in Caribbean
Mexico
- MEXICO: More arrests in Sinaloa
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico continue to drop
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Boric calls time on luxury jail for dictatorship criminals
- In brief: Paraguay’s inflation edges down
On 3 November Peru’s government announced it had severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after the country granted diplomatic asylum to Betssy Chávez, who served as prime minister in 2022 under former president Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) and was on trial for alleged rebellion.
LatinNews Daily - 03 November 2025
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- MEXICO: Outrage as Uruapan mayor killed
Andean
- VENEZUELA/REGION: UN says US military strikes breach international law
- In brief: Colombia’s interest rate held amid inflation concerns
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t presents bill in response to deadly Rio raid
- In brief: Brazil’s primary deficit widens in September
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Opposition denounces power grab by ruling party
- In brief: Cuba’s former economy minister charged
Mexico
- In brief: Tourism GDP up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei shakes up cabinet
- In brief: International tourism down in Argentina
Washington Watch
- Colombia’s Petro targeted by US sanctions
On 2 November hundreds took to the streets of Morelia, the capital of Mexico’s Michoacán state, to protest the murder of Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Uruapan municipality, the previous night.