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LatinNews Daily - 08 December 2025
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- HONDURAS: Libre refuses to recognise result as electoral chaos continues
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Former opposition governor dies in prison
- In brief: Inflation falls in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro endorses eldest son’s presidential bid
- In brief: Brazil’s government raises coffee harvest forecast
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Remittances to Guatemala slow in monthly terms
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum meets Trump for first time
- In brief: Analysts forecast lower growth, higher inflation in Mexico
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Clashes raise fears of land conflict flare-up
- In brief: Monthly inflation up in Chile
Washington Watch
- Trump pardons Honduras’ former president Hernández
On 7 December Honduras’ ruling leftist Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) said it would not recognise the results from the 30 November general elections and called for protests.
LatinNews Daily - 05 December 2025
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- HONDURAS: Nasralla claims irregularities as Asfura regains lead
Andean
- PERU: Poll shows Jerí far more popular than presidential candidates
- In brief: Peru again extends mining formalisation deadline
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Tensions rise over budget guidelines bill
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus down in November
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Costa Rica’s unemployment edges up in quarterly terms
Mexico
- MEXICO: Controversial water bill passes congress
- In brief: Mexico’s Ebrard expresses confidence about USMCA’s future
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Human rights undersecretary resigns
- In brief: Chile’s Entel, Mexico’s América Móvil drop bid for Telefónica Chile
On 4 December Salvador Nasralla, the presidential candidate for the opposition Partido Liberal (PL), denounced irregularities in Honduras’ 30 November presidential vote after his rival, Nasry Asfura of the fellow opposition Partido Nacional (PN), overtook him in the vote count.
LatinNews Daily - 04 December 2025
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- CHILE: Tense debate as run-off approaches
Andean
- VENEZUELA: González decries 30-year prison sentence for son-in-law
- In brief: Colombia rejects extension of Quebradona copper mine concession
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Top court judge imposes limits on judicial impeachment
- In brief: Brazil’s poverty rate decreases
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: High-profile gang leader sentenced in US
- In brief: Inflation picks up in Honduras
Mexico
- MEXICO: Godoy appointed attorney general
- In brief: Mexico raises minimum wage, moves to reduce work week
Southern Cone
- In brief: Uruguay’s inflation slows in November
On 3 December the candidates in Chile’s 14 December presidential run-off, Jeannette Jara of the ruling left-wing coalition and José Antonio Kast of the right-wing opposition Partido Republicano (PR), participated in a tense radio debate.
LatinNews Daily - 03 December 2025
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- HONDURAS: Trump-backed candidate overtaken as Hernández walks free
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Gov’t slams forced sale of Citgo in US
- In brief: IMF praises Ecuador in latest programme review
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula discusses tariffs and other bilateral issues with Trump
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras announces investment in refinery expansion
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Remittances to El Salvador rise
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum ally advances in bid to become AG
- In brief: Mexico expands efforts to tackle NWS
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Monteoliva takes over at security ministry
- In brief: Monthly inflation up in Paraguay
On 2 December the latest results from Honduras’ 30 November general elections showed Salvador Nasralla, the presidential candidate for the opposition Partido Liberal (PL) overtaking Nasry Asfura of the fellow opposition Partido Nacional (PN).
LatinNews Daily - 02 December 2025
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- HONDURAS: CNE urges calm as Asfura and Nasralla in technical tie
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Former ministers charged over alleged vote-buying scheme
- In brief: Bolivia attempts to tame parallel currency market
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro ally files new appeal against coup convictions
- In brief: Brazil’s development bank to fund airport expansions
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Dominican Republic hails rise in tourism
Mexico
- MEXICO: El Chapo’s son pleads guilty, admits abducting El Mayo
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico continue to fall year-on-year
Southern Cone
- CHILE/PERU: Agreement to address migrant crisis at shared border
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity up in October
On 1 December Ana Paola Hall, a member of Honduras’ national electoral council (CNE), called for calm as preliminary results from the 30 November general election put opposition presidential candidates Nasry Asfura (Partido Nacional, PN) and Salvador Nasralla (Partido Liberal, PL) in a technical tie.
LatinNews Daily - 01 December 2025
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- HONDURAS: Early results show election on razor's edge
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Trump declares ‘closure’ of airspace, speaks with Maduro
- In brief: Ecuador’s congress approves 2026 budget
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula ramps up pre-election rhetoric on social justice
- In brief: Brazil’s public sector fiscal surplus down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Trade deficit down in Nicaragua
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador reappears
- In brief: Mexico’s unemployment down in monthly terms, up year-on-year
Southern Cone
- CHILE: PDG refuses to endorse Jara or Kast
- In brief: Industrial production down in Chile
Washington Watch
- US blacklists top Haitian official
Early results from Honduras’ 30 November general elections show Nasry Asfura, the presidential candidate for the conservative opposition Partido Nacional (PN), narrowly ahead of Salvador Nasralla, of the fellow opposition Partido Liberal (PL).