LatinNews Daily
LatinNews Daily - 18 September 2024
Click here for full report
- COLOMBIA: Suspected ELN attack shatters hopes for peace settlement
Andean
- In brief: Power barge comes online as Ecuador grapples with energy crisis
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t calls for tougher action against fires
- In brief: Brazil forecasts record figures for grains and meat production
Central America & Caribbean
- COSTA RICA: Authorities hail arrest of alleged top drug trafficker
- In brief: New studies identify offshore wind potential in Costa Rica
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum hints at more proactive security policy
- In brief: US and Mexico reach deal on avocado inspections
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Supreme court judge’s home searched in ‘Audios’ case
- In brief: French carmaker Renault boosts investment in Argentina
On 17 September Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that a suspected attack earlier that day by the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group on a military base in the eastern department of Arauca has brought peace talks with the ELN “to a bloody close”.
LatinNews Daily - 17 September 2024
Click here for full report
- MEXICO: Migration numbers reduce some border pressure
ANDEAN
- ECUADOR: Fears of gang attacks during four nights of scheduled blackouts
- In brief: Colombia’s industrial production picks up after lull
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Police to investigate assault during TV debate
- In brief: Brazil’s Embraer to be compensated after failed joint venture
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- HONDURAS: Questions surround prominent activist’s murder
- In brief: Panama’s economy picks up
MEXICO
- In brief: Tourism revenue rises in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- CHILE: Huachipato steelmaker begins definitive closure
- In brief: Argentina’s gov’t moves to restrict airline worker strikes
On 16 September US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released data showing that the number of undocumented migrants arrested while crossing the US-Mexico border has fallen by more than 50% since the US administration led by President Joe Biden introduced restrictive measures in June.
LatinNews Daily - 16 September 2024
Click here for full report
- VENEZUELA: Six foreigners arrested over alleged coup plot
ANDEAN
- In brief: Peru’s gov’t acts on Petroperú crisis
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Judiciary approves emergency funds to combat fires
- In brief: Brazil’s government raises growth forecast
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- HONDURAS: Castro rallies supporters after narcovideo
- In brief: Costa Rica and Panama strengthen bilateral ties
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Violence spreads in Culiacán
- In brief: Mexico’s López Obrador promulgates judicial reform bill
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Milei outlines “zero deficit” budget
- In brief: Argentine state airline workers launch strike
WASHINGTON WATCH
- Blinken pays a visit to the Dominican Republic
On 15 September Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced the arrest of six foreign nationals from the US, Spain, and the Czech Republic who he claimed were plotting to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.
LatinNews Daily - 13 September 2024
Click here for full report
- VENEZUELA: US sanctions more Maduro allies
ANDEAN
- In brief: Peru lowers interest rate
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Congress approves phaseout of payroll tax breaks
- In brief: Retail sales rise in Brazil
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- PANAMA: Mulino prioritises social security reform
- In brief: Cuba counts cost of US embargo
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Reform of the judiciary ready to be signed into law
- In brief: Mexico’s Banxico highlights sluggish economy
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Senate delivers double blow to Milei
- In brief: IMF changes top negotiator with Argentina
On 12 September the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) issued sanctions against 16 Venezuelan officials in relation to the disputed 28 July presidential election.
LatinNews Daily - 12 September 2024
Click here for full report
- PERU: Alberto Fujimori dies aged 86
ANDEAN
- In brief: Bolivia awards lithium contract to Russian firm
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Lower house president picks new potential successor
- In brief: Brazil’s services sector grows in July
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- NICARAGUA: New foreign minister lays out priorities
- In brief: New finance minister takes over in Honduras
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Protests continue after senate approves judicial reform
- In brief: Industrial production up in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Milei’s pensions bill veto maintained in congress
- In brief: Argentina’s monthly inflation accelerates in August
On 11 September Peru’s authoritarian former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) died at the age of 86.
LatinNews Daily - 11 September 2024
Click here for full report
- MEXICO: Senate approves judicial reform in tense vote
ANDEAN
- COLOMBIA: Gov’t presents new tax reform bill
- In brief: Directors of Peru’s state oil company resign en masse
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Lula seeks to address climate concerns in Amazonas
- In brief: Brazil registers monthly deflation in August
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- NICARAGUA: Top court punishes exiled political prisoners
- In brief: Honduras gov’t presents 2025 budget proposal
MEXICO
- In brief: Mexico issues bond to pay for Iberdrola plants
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Bribery scandal rocks Milei government
- In brief: Chile lowers 2024 copper price forecast
On 10 September Mexico’s federal senate voted to approve the general text of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial judicial reform.
LatinNews Daily - 10 September 2024
Click here for full report
- COLOMBIA: AG casts doubt on Petro’s illegal espionage claims
ANDEAN
- In brief: Ecuador’s electricity crisis impacts oil production
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Lula appoints new human rights minister
- In brief: Brazilian market analysts raise interest rate forecast
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- EL SALVADOR: Head of police killed in air crash
- In brief: Inflation slows in Dominican Republic
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Violent clashes reported in Sinaloa
- In brief: Mexico’s annual inflation slows
SOUTHERN CONE
- PARAGUAY: Dense smoke causes disruption
- In brief: Industry and construction show small signs of recovery in Argentina
On 9 September Colombia’s Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo said that it was not clear whether the authorities had used the spyware Pegasus, after President Gustavo Petro called for an investigation into alleged illegal surveillance practices.
LatinNews Daily - 9 September 2024
Click here for full report
- VENEZUELA: González goes into exile
ANDEAN
- In brief: Colombia’s gov’t concedes on diesel prices to end protests
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro supporters intensify claims of censorship
- In brief: Brazilian cabinet minister sacked over alleged sexual harassment
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- HAITI: Blinken seeks to strengthen security mission
- In brief: Honduras approves electoral budget after fierce debate
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Senate commissions approve judicial reform
- In brief: Vehicle sales, production, and exports up in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- CHILE: Ruling coalition to seek impeachment of top judge
- In brief: Paraguay and Argentina reach agreement on waterway toll
WASHINGTON WATCH
- Mexico responds as US releases famous drug trafficker
On 7 September Edmundo González, the opposition candidate widely believed to have won Venezuela’s disputed 28 July presidential election, went into exile in Spain.
LatinNews Daily - 6 September 2024
Click here for full report
- NICARAGUA: Repression intensifies despite mass release of political prisoners
ANDEAN
- VENEZUELA: Opposition facing retaliation for publishing voting tallies
- In brief: Colombia’s Ecopetrol pauses oil production due to protests
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Government makes progress on indigenous demarcations
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus down in August
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- In brief: Remittances rise to El Salvador
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Mayor-elect kidnapped in Chiapas
- In brief: Mexico reports job creation in August
SOUTHERN CONE
- PARAGUAY: Peña launches new strategy against organised crime
- In brief: Analysts cut Argentina’s 2024 inflation forecast
On 5 September Nicaragua’s authoritarian government led by President Daniel Ortega released, and promptly exiled, 135 political prisoners who arrived in Guatemala City by plane in the early hours of the morning.
LatinNews Daily - 5 September 2024
Click here for full report
- MEXICO: Legal challenges mount as judicial reform passes to senate
ANDEAN
- COLOMBIA: Ecopetrol warns of possible fuel shortages
- In brief: Venezuela’s inflation slows in August, says think tank
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Lula torn over lower house presidency succession
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production down in monthly terms
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- HONDURAS: Castro urged to resign
- In brief: Cuba promises renewable energy revolution
MEXICO
- In brief: Unemployment falls in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: State airline announces job cuts as unions prepare strikes
- In brief: Chile’s central bank forecasts lower growth, higher inflation
On 4 September a judge in Mexico’s Morelos state ordered the definitive suspension of the process to debate and vote on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s judicial reform, which passed the lower chamber of congress the same day.
LatinNews Daily - 4 September 2024
Click here for full report
- BOLIVIA: Arce expelled from the MAS again
ANDEAN
- In brief: Peru’s Boluarte conducts cabinet reshuffle
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Musk’s satellite firm complies with X suspension
- In brief: Industry and services drive Brazil’s Q2 GDP growth
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- HONDURAS: Embattled Castro denounces coup plot
- In brief: El Salvador’s inflation continues to rise
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Deputies approve judicial reform amid protests
- In brief: Mexico’s GFCF up in first half of 2024 despite June dip
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Milei seeks to restrict freedom of information
- In brief: Chile restarts interest rate cuts
On 3 September the faction of Bolivia’s ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) that is loyal to former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) announced the expulsion from the party of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca.
LatinNews Daily - 3 September 2024
Click here for full report
- VENEZUELA: Arrest warrant issued for González
ANDEAN
- In brief: Colombian truck drivers protest against higher diesel prices
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Top court upholds X suspension
- In brief: Brazil’s oil regulator projects more funds for offshore exploration
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo unveils first budget proposal
- In brief: Inflation slows in Honduras
MEXICO
- MEXICO: SCJN workers join judicial strike action
- In brief: Experts lower Mexico GDP forecast
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Milei addresses industry bigwigs
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity accelerates in July
On 2 September a Venezuelan judge issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González, the opposition candidate in the disputed 28 July presidential election.
LatinNews Daily - 2 September 2024
Click here for full report
- HONDURAS: Defence minister quits over family narco scandal
ANDEAN
- VENEZUELA: CNE rector questions official election narrative
- In brief: Peru sees increased revenue from mining exports
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: X shuttered as Musk spat with judge escalates
- In brief: Brazil’s public sector deficit shrinks
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- In brief: Guyana posts strong GDP growth in first half of 2024
MEXICO
- MEXICO: López Obrador delivers triumphant final Informe
- In brief: Mexico’s López Obrador hails poverty reduction
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Milei vetoes pension bill
- In brief: Paraguay’s gov't presents 2025 budget proposal to congress
WASHINGTON WATCH
- US rejects Venezuela court ruling on election
On 1 September Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro accepted the previous-day resignation of José Manuel Zelaya as defence minister.