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LatinNews Daily - 06 February 2026
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- CUBA: Havana signals openness to talks with US ‘without preconditions’
Mexico
- MEXICO: Mayor of Tequila arrested for extortion
- In brief: Mexico’s Banxico pauses rate cutting cycle
Southern Cone
- In brief: Controversial public sector pension reform clears Paraguay’s lower chamber
On 5 February Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the government “was ready to have talks with the US over any issue it wants to debate,” although “this must take place without preconditions, and from a position of equals and with respect.”
LatinNews Daily - 05 February 2026
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- HAITI: US bolsters support for PM as key deadline approaches
Andean
- COLOMBIA: CNE bars Cepeda from left-wing primary election
- In brief: Ecuador makes progress with UAE and DR trade deals
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula launches initiative to address femicides
- In brief: Brazil’s senate to investigate Banco Master fraud case
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: UN warns on Cuba’s oil situation
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum addresses Sinaloa violence
- In brief: Mexico’s Pemex hails debt reduction, sheds light on Cuba oil shipments
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Progress on new migration agency
- In brief: Argentina and Paraguay, among others, sign US critical minerals deals
On 4 February the US embassy in Haiti expressed support for Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, while the same day the US Southern Command (Southcom) announced that a US warship and two Coast Guard cutters had arrived off the bay of Port-au-Prince.
LatinNews Daily - 04 February 2026
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- COLOMBIA: Petro and Trump hit it off in high-stakes meeting
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa seeks UAE investment
Brazil
- BRAZIL: NGO criticises hardline security policies
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production drops in December, rises in annual terms
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: China warns over ports ruling as arbitration proceedings filed
- In brief: Panama hails record exports
Mexico
- MEXICO: Water dispute with US nears resolution
- In brief: Mexico’s Sheinbaum unveils infrastructure investment plan
Southern Cone
- URUGUAY: Orsi boosts ties with Beijing
- In brief: Annual inflation falls in Paraguay
On 3 February Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro met US President Donald Trump at the White House, with both leaders describing the meeting as positive despite bilateral tensions having remained high for over a year.
LatinNews Daily - 03 February 2026
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- VENEZUELA: Rodríguez meets US envoy
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador restricts mining operations in three provinces
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula sets out legislative priorities for election year
- In brief: Record oil and gas production in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Asfura announces plans to draft anti-corruption bill
- In brief: Sharp fall in tourism to Cuba
Mexico
- MEXICO: Morena senate head steps down
- In brief: Long-awaited intercity train line opens in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Tensions break out over inflation data
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity up in December
On 2 February Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez held a meeting with Laura Dogu, the new US envoy to Venezuela.
LatinNews Daily - 02 February 2026
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- COSTA RICA: Chaves continuity candidate wins outright
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Rodríguez announces general amnesty for political prisoners
- In brief: Interest rate hiked in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Rising femicides in São Paulo pile pressure on authorities
- In brief: Brazil’s unemployment drops to record lows
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Denmark’s Maersk to temporarily administer two Panama ports
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum responds to US Cuba tariff threats
- In brief: Mexico’s economic growth rebounds in Q4
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Bukele offers Kast prison assistance
- In brief: Slashing of public sector jobs continues in Argentina
Washington Watch
- US announces new top envoy for Venezuela
On 1 February Laura Fernández, the candidate for Costa Rica’s right-wing Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), won the presidential election which took place along with legislative elections earlier that day.