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LatinNews Daily - 15 August 2025
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- BOLIVIA: Conservatives poised for breakthrough as campaigns end
Andean
- In brief: Peru holds interest rate
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro coup plot trial approaches final phase
- In brief: Brazil’s services sector grows for fifth consecutive month
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Arrests over alleged plot to kill former president Zelaya
- In brief: Costa Rica hails drop in fiscal deficit
Mexico
- MEXICO: Former Pemex CEO arrested in US
- In brief: US sanctions more Mexican cartels
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Key suspect arrested in Ojeda case
- In brief: Argentina announces surprise debt auction to absorb excess pesos
On 14 August the period of ‘electoral silence’ began in Bolivia, marking the end of campaigning ahead of the 17 August general elections.
LatinNews Daily - 14 August 2025
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- PERU: Boluarte defies Corte-IDH with amnesty law
Andean
- In brief: Peru’s ex-president Vizcarra sentenced to pre-trial detention
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula launches US tariff relief plan
- In brief: Brazil’s retail sales down in monthly terms
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Gang members free prison guards held hostage
- In brief: Panama’s CSJ responds to pensions outcry
Mexico
- MEXICO: US sanctions CJNG-linked tourist scammers
- In brief: Mexico reports drop in poverty rates
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: University workers reject latest gov’t measures
- In brief: Argentina’s monthly inflation creeps up again
On 13 August Peru’s President Dina Boluarte promulgated a law granting amnesties to security personnel for crimes committed from 1980-2000 during the internal conflict with the Maoist guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso (SL), defying an injunction from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte-IDH) which had ruled against the legislation.
LatinNews Daily - 13 August 2025
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- ECUADOR: Noboa leads major protest against constitutional court
Andean
- In brief: Russian lithium contract clears first hurdle in Bolivia’s congress
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Setback for far-right legislative priorities
- In brief: Brazil’s monthly inflation accelerates in July
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: US indicts top Haitian gang leader, announces new bounty
- In brief: US oil giant ExxonMobil returns to Trinidad & Tobago
Mexico
- MEXICO: Second mass extradition as Trump ramps up pressure
- In brief: International tourism up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Deputies reactivate $LIBRA investigative commission
- In brief: Uruguay’s main union reiterates calls for wealth tax amid other demands
On 12 August thousands of Ecuadoreans participated in a march led by President Daniel Noboa against the constitutional court, which on 4 August suspended articles from government legislation aimed at combatting organised crime.
LatinNews Daily - 12 August 2025
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- COLOMBIA: Uribe Turbay dies following June assassination attempt
Andean
- In brief: Peru and Indonesia sign trade agreement
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula seeks to deepen Brics ties amid US tariffs
- In brief: Brazilian airline Azul closes several routes
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: Anger over judges’ pensions
- In brief: Inflation slows in Cuba
Mexico
- MEXICO: US signals Pemex corruption
- In brief: Industrial production drops in Mexico
Southern Cone
- CHILE: El Teniente mine manager replaced
- In brief: Paraguay reforms political campaign financing system
On 11 August Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, died as a result of an assassination attempt on 7 June.
LatinNews Daily - 11 August 2025
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- MEXICO: Concerns rise over US military intervention
Andean
- ECUADOR: Nightclub massacre fuels security concerns
- In brief: Inflation picks up in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula vetoes parts of controversial environmental licencing bill
- In brief: Short-term prospects dim for US-Brazil tariff talks
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: New CPT leader moves on security
- In brief: Panama secures Japanese loan for metro line
Mexico
- In brief: Mexico sets minimum tomato export prices
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei pledges to ‘penalise’ national budgets with fiscal deficits
- In brief: Inflation ticks up in Chile
Washington Watch
- US backs El Salvador’s abolition of term limits
On 8 August Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the use of US military force in Mexico following media reports that US President Donald Trump had authorised the military to fight prominent drug cartels.
LatinNews Daily - 08 August 2025
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- HAITI: New CPT leader takes over as gangs make new threat
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Trump administration ups reward for Maduro arrest
- In brief: Ecuador’s unions stage protests
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Opposition pushes for impeachment of supreme court judge
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras posts higher profits in first half of year
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Costa Rica’s deflation quickens
Mexico
- MEXICO: Inflation down as Banxico slows interest rate cuts
- In brief: Mexico’s vehicle production and exports up year-on-year in July
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Francos blames congressional setbacks on elections
- In brief: Argentina’s industrial production, construction up year-on-year in June
On 7 August Laurent Saint-Cyr took over from Fritz-Alphonse Jean as head of Haiti’s nine-member transitional presidential council (CPT) for a six-month term.
LatinNews Daily - 07 August 2025
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- ECUADOR: Tensions between Noboa and constitutional court deepen
Andean
- In brief: Peru seeks to boost trade and investment ties with Japan
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t seeks WTO consultations over US tariffs
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus up in monthly terms, down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- NICARAGUA: Gov’t moves on declared anti-corruption drive
- In brief: Panama’s gov’t unveils road infrastructure projects
Mexico
- MEXICO: US targets priority criminal group in latest sanctions
- In brief: BBVA forecasts drop in remittances to Mexico in 2025
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Protests as deputies pile more pressure on Milei
- In brief: Argentina’s YPF acquires TotalEnergies stake in oil and gas blocks
On 6 August Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa announced that he will join a peaceful march against the constitutional court (CC) on 12 August, after it provisionally suspended a series of articles from a raft of legislation backed by the government aimed at tackling the threat posed by organised crime.
LatinNews Daily - 06 August 2025
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- COLOMBIA: Petro stirs up Amazon border conflict with Peru
Andean
- In brief: Suspension of key legislation welcomed in Ecuador
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro allies obstruct congress
- In brief: Brazil’s central bank expresses concern over US tariff risks
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Electoral authority draws line under crisis
- In brief: Monthly inflation picks up in Dominican Republic
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t unveils plan to overhaul Pemex’s finances
- In brief: Canadian officials in Mexico to discuss US tariffs
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Investigation into former president advances
- In brief: Disabled people protest in Argentina against presidential veto
On 5 August bilateral relations between Peru and Colombia took an abrupt turn for the worse after Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro accused Peru of having “appropriated” the Amazon River island of Santa Rosa.
LatinNews Daily - 05 August 2025
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- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro placed under house arrest
Andean
- PERU: Debate over human rights system exit
- In brief: Ecuador signs MoU with Canadian mining firm
Brazil
- In brief: BP announces major oil and gas discovery in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Mass kidnapping draws alarm
- In brief: Rise in FDI to Dominican Republic
Mexico
- MEXICO: Federal official killed in Tamaulipas
- In brief: New financial intelligence head named in Mexico
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Mine closed after six fatalities
- In brief: Inflation edges up in Paraguay
On 4 August Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an order to place former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) under house arrest for breaching a social media ban that was imposed on 18 July.
LatinNews Daily - 04 August 2025
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- COLOMBIA: Uribe sentenced to 12 years’ house arrest
Andean
- In brief: IMF highlights challenges for Colombia amid strengthening growth
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Far-right rallies held without Bolsonaro’s presence
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production up in monthly terms, down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS/NICARAGUA: TPS expiration delayed
- In brief: Honduras inflation slows
Mexico
- MEXICO: Inmates killed in Veracruz prison riot
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico continue to fall
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei carries out threatened vetoes
- In brief: IMF eases Argentina’s foreign reserves target
Washington Watch
- Mexico’s private sector responds to latest US tariff pause
On 1 August a Colombian judge sentenced former president Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) to 12 years of house arrest on charges of witness tampering and bribery of a public official.
LatinNews Daily - 01 August 2025
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- EL SALVADOR: Legislative assembly allows indefinite presidential re-election
Andean
- COLOMBIA: US criticism of Uribe verdict faces pushback
- In brief: Colombia holds interest rate
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro’s party expels deputy for criticising Trump
- In brief: Brazil’s unemployment rate reaches record low
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Dominican Republic maintains interest rate
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum secures tariff hike postponement
- In brief: Spain’s Iberdrola sells remaining assets in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: IMF approves new release of funds
- In brief: Chile’s industrial production down in monthly terms
On 31 July El Salvador’s legislative assembly voted overwhelmingly to remove presidential terms limits, opening the door for President Nayib Bukele to seek to remain in office indefinitely.