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LatinNews Daily - 16 April 2026
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- VENEZUELA: US ambassador replaced
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa ratifies trade agreement with South Korea
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Judge orders probe into Flávio Bolsonaro for alleged slander
- In brief: Brazil hails major sale of euro-denominated bonds
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: More media speculation on US military intervention
- In brief: New fuel subsidies announced in Guatemala
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t launches fracking committee
- In brief: Mexico and US talk critical minerals, anti-money laundering efforts
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Kast unveils mega economic reform package
- In brief: IMF to release more funds for Argentina
On 15 April the US ambassador to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, was replaced by John Barrett.
LatinNews Daily - 15 April 2026
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- PERU: Sánchez moves into second place as López Aliaga claims fraud
Andean
- In brief: US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan banks
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Senate committee rejects impeachment of justices and AG
- In brief: Brazil’s Lula submits bill to reduce working week
Central America & Caribbean
- COSTA RICA: Concerns raised over new migration deal with US
- In brief: El Salvador rolls out new phase of AI-assisted telemedicine project
Mexico
- MEXICO: Rights activist included in US cartel sanctions
- In brief: IMF slightly raises Mexico’s growth forecast
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Latest inflation figures serve blow to Milei
- In brief: Chile’s Codelco affirms sulphuric acid supplies
On 15 April the left-wing Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez moved into second place as the vote count continues for the 12 April election, overtaking the far-right Rafael López Aliaga who has claimed fraud and called for protests by his supporters if he fails to reach the 7 June run-off.
LatinNews Daily - 14 April 2026
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- PERU: Election organiser arrested as chaos mars close race
Andean
- In brief: Chevron inks deal to expand Venezuela oil presence
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro ally arrested in the US
- In brief: Brazil’s gov’t replaces head of social security agency
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Former Cicig chief hails lifting of arrest warrant
- In brief: Spain’s Iberia to suspend flights to Cuba
Mexico
- MEXICO: Further rapprochement with Spain
- In brief: Gov’t reaches agreement with Mexico City metro workers
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Alliana to seek presidency for ruling party
- In brief: Paraguay’s trade surplus widens in first quarter year-on-year
On 13 April Peruvian police arrested José Samané hours after he resigned as election management director at the electoral authority (Onpe) due to the logistical problems that marred the previous day’s general election, for which the vote count is ongoing.
LatinNews Daily - 13 April 2026
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- PERU: Fujimori and Aliaga in front as vote count continues
Andean
- In brief: Colombia raises tariffs on Ecuador
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Tax agency launches security cooperation initiative with US
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation accelerates
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Deadly stampede at historic tourist site
- In brief: Honduras’ inflation picks up
Mexico
- MEXICO: New foreign minister meets US ambassador
- In brief: Fitch maintains Mexico’s credit rating
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Kast burns political capital in first month
- In brief: Paraguay hikes fuel prices amid global shock
Washington Watch
- CJNG founding member pleads guilty in the US
On 12 April Peru’s electoral authorities (Onpe) began tallying the results of that day’s presidential election, which as things stand is set to produce a run-off between the right-wing Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular, FP) and the far-right Rafael López Aliaga (Renovación Popular, RP).
LatinNews Daily - 10 April 2026
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- VENEZUELA: Mining reform approved in further gesture to US
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador doubles Colombia tariffs as tensions rise
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula promulgates laws to address gender violence
- In brief: Brazil posts rise in motorcycle production
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Congress moves to impeach more officials
- In brief: Cuba’s inflation rises year-on-year
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum addresses fracking plans
- In brief: Mexico’s inflation picks up in March
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: No respite for Milei in Adorni scandal
- In brief: Industrial production, construction down in Argentina
On 9 April Venezuela’s national assembly unanimously approved a reform to the country’s 1999 mining law, designed to open up the sector to increased private and foreign investment.
LatinNews Daily - 09 April 2026
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- GUATEMALA: Blow to Arévalo as controversial Usac rector reappointed
Andean
- ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Tensions rise over Petro comments
- In brief: Venezuela’s Rodríguez to boost workers’ salaries, among other measures
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Indigenous leader backs Lula amid tensions
- In brief: Vehicle production rises in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Dominican Republic monthly inflation picks up
Mexico
- MEXICO: New foreign minister gets down to work
- In brief: Mexico weighs exploring unconventional natural gas deposits
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Controversial glacier mining reform passes lower chamber
- In brief: Paraguay’s government appoints new economy minister
On 8 April Walter Mazariegos was re-elected for a four-year term as the rector of Guatemala’s Universidad de San Carlos (Usac), the country’s only public university.
LatinNews Daily - 08 April 2026
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- COLOMBIA: Petro unveils new economic measures amid central bank standoff
Andean
- In brief: Venezuela’s congress begins second debate on mining bill
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t makes commitments to press freedom
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: New arbitration case filed over loss of ports concession
- In brief: FQM authorised to process copper at shuttered Panama mine
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t rejects UN enforced disappearance report
- In brief: Mexico to create universal healthcare system
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Protests over end to employment programme
- In brief: Annual inflation continues to fall in Paraguay
On 7 April Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced that his government would seek to implement a series of economic measures to mitigate the impact of the central bank’s (Banrep) decision to raise its benchmark interest rate.
LatinNews Daily - 07 April 2026
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- CUBA: Gov’t announces mass prisoner release
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Petro back under pressure over alleged links to 'Papá Pitufo'
- In brief: Head of Colombia’s Ecopetrol to take leave of absence
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Governors step down ahead of elections
- In brief: Brazil’s government expands measures to mitigate fuel price shocks
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Panama decries Chinese detention of vessels
Mexico
- MEXICO: Transport and agricultural workers restart protests
- In brief: GFCF down in Mexico
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Kast visits Argentina to strengthen ties
- In brief: Uruguay’s annual inflation slows
On 3 April US-based human rights NGO Cubalex expressed scepticism about the day-earlier announcement by Cuba’s government that it had decided to pardon and release 2,010 prisoners.
LatinNews Daily - 02 April 2026
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- VENEZUELA: US lifts sanctions on Rodríguez
Andean
- In brief: Colombia’s Petro proposes measures to mitigate Iran war impact
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t officially submits supreme court nomination
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras to aim for diesel self-sufficiency
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Díaz-Canel thanks Russia for solidarity
- In brief: El Salvador poverty levels drop to pre-pandemic levels
Mexico
- MEXICO: US relations expert tapped as new foreign minister
- In brief: Mexico’s gov’t predicts stronger growth in 2026
Southern Cone
- CHILE/ARGENTINA: Calls for extradition of former guerrilla leader
- In brief: Argentina’s tax take rises year-on-year in March
Publishing Note
- Publishing note
On 1 April the US government lifted its sanctions on Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez.
LatinNews Daily - 01 April 2026
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- BRAZIL: Lula picks same running mate for re-election bid
Andean
- PERU: Frontrunners square off in presidential debate
- In brief: Colombia’s government slams interest rate hike
Brazil
- In brief: Brazil’s job creation slows year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Gang carries out massacre ahead of GSF arrival
- In brief: Nicaragua’s exports increase
Mexico
- MEXICO: New charges against ex-official and alleged La Barredora head
- In brief: Mexico announces fuel price agreement
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Poverty rate improves but outlook remains murky
- In brief: Paraguay replaces economy minister
On 31 March Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the left-wing Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), announced that Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, of the centre-left Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB), will run on his ticket again for the presidential election in October.