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LatinNews Daily - 18 March 2024
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- COLOMBIA: Furore over Petro’s call for constituent assembly
Andean
- In brief: VAT increase in Ecuador
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Ex-commanders implicate Bolsonaro in alleged coup plot
- In brief: Brazil’s net job creation up in January
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Rare protests as economic and energy situation worsens
- In brief: US announces more funding for Haiti
Mexico
- MEXICO: Ayotzinapa protests continue in Guerrero
- In brief: Private consumption up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Police chief resigns amid scandal
- In brief: Argentina records second consecutive monthly budget surplus
Washington Watch
- Venezuela slams extension of US emergency declaration
On 15 March Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro suggested that a constituent assembly could be convened with the power to modify the constitution.
LatinNews Daily - 15 March 2024
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- ARGENTINA: Milei suffers senate setback
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Leading Tren de Aragua suspect arrested in Spain
- In brief: Peru’s trade surplus grows
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Marielle Franco case transferred to supreme court
- In brief: Brazil’s retails sales rise in January
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: TSE magistrates face trial
- In brief: Panama hails departure from EU grey list
Mexico
- MEXICO: Officials sacked in Guerrero over Ayotzinapa killing
- In brief: Mexico’s Banxico warns of ‘weakening’ regional economies
Southern Cone
- In brief: Argentina updates anti-money laundering legislation
On 14 March Argentina’s senate voted to strike down a decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) issued by President Javier Milei shortly after he took office last December deregulating broad swathes of the economy.
LatinNews Daily - 14 March 2024
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- PANAMA: Second presidential debate marked by key absence
Andean
- PERU: Congress applies pressure on Boluarte
- In brief: New survey highlights Venezuela poverty
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Proposal to toughen drug laws clears key hurdle
- In brief: Brazil seeks to boost domestic fertiliser production
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: EU and Honduras sign forest protection agreement
Mexico
- MEXICO: Police arrested over Ayotzinapa student killing
- In brief: Mexico’s Cemex upgraded
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Concerns over independence of prosecutor’s office
- In brief: Argentina downgraded on debt swap
On 13 March a second presidential debate ahead of Panama’s 5 May general elections took place.
LatinNews Daily - 13 March 2024
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- COLOMBIA: New attorney general elected
Andean
- In brief: Venezuela’s oil production rises
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Hostage incident in Rio heightens security concerns
- In brief: Education drives rise in monthly inflation in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Kenya-led international security mission back in limbo
- In brief: Costa Rica’s public works minister dismissed
Mexico
- MEXICO: Protests intensify in Guerrero over Ayotzinapa killing
- In brief: Industrial production up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Gov’t responds to Rosario violence
- In brief: Argentina’s monthly inflation continues to ease
On 12 March Colombia’s supreme court elected Luz Adriana Camargo as the new attorney general, ending weeks of gridlock over the issue.
LatinNews Daily - 12 March 2024
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- HAITI: PM Henry to step down
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Capriles calls on Machado to step aside
- In brief: Ecuador’s mining exports reach annual record
Brazil
- BRAZIL: São Paulo mayoral race narrows
- In brief: Brazil’s gov’t discusses Petrobras dividends concerns
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: US unveils Panama humanitarian donation
Mexico
- MEXICO: Presidential candidates sign peace agreement
- In brief: Mexico posts annual rise in international tourism
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Abdo Benítez accused of crimes to discredit Cartes
- In brief: Argentina launches mega debt swap
On 11 March Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, announced that he will resign once a new presidential transitional council is sworn in.
LatinNews Daily - 11 March 2024
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- HONDURAS: Former president Hernández convicted in US
Andean
- COLOMBIA: EMC reaches agreement on ‘territorial transformations’
- In brief: Inflation drops in Venezuela
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro banned from military events amid coup plot probe
- In brief: Brazil and Germany boost climate finance cooperation
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Nicaragua’s international reserves up
Mexico
- MEXICO: State police investigated over killing of Ayotzinapa student
- In brief: Mexico records annual increase in air travel
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei blames ‘caste’ for wage increase
- In brief: Annual inflation rises in Chile
Washington Watch
- Mexico, Guatemala, and US hold trilateral migration meeting
On 8 March a US federal court convicted Honduras’ former president Juan Orlando Hernández (Partido Nacional, PN, 2014-2022), on three drug and weapons-related counts.
LatinNews Daily - 08 March 2024
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- PERU: Congress escalates assault on judiciary
Andean
- In brief: Annual inflation falls in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Diplomatic gaffes contribute to drop in Lula’s approval
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras posts drop in net profit
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Probe launched into former economy minister
- In brief: UN climate fund ends Nicaragua agreement
Mexico
- MEXICO: Tensions mount over Ayotzinapa protests
- In brief: Mexico’s inflation rate falls
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Governors willing but wary
- In brief: Argentina’s YPF announces major investment
On 7 March Peru’s congress voted to impeach two members of the country’s seven-member judicial oversight body (JNJ), which has become the frontline in a power struggle between congress and the judiciary.
LatinNews Daily - 07 March 2024
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- HAITI: Pressure grows on Henry to step down
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Thousands march against Petro
- In brief: New prime minister appointed in Peru
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Conservative justices vote against cannabis decriminalisation
- In brief: Brazil’s monthly trade surplus up year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Honduras denounces World Bank arbitration body
Mexico
- MEXICO: Ayotzinapa protests escalate
- In brief: Vehicle sales, exports, and production rise in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Gov’t cracks down on prisoners
- In brief: Pension reform enters Chile’s senate
On 6 March the United Nations (UN) Security Council (UNSC) held a private meeting on Haiti.
LatinNews Daily - 06 March 2024
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- VENEZUELA: Election date announced
Andean
- In brief: Peru’s prime minister resigns
Brazil
- BRAZIL: São Paulo declares dengue emergency
- In brief: Japanese carmaker Toyota boosts investment in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Henry re-emerges in Puerto Rico as gangs consolidate control
- In brief: Report highlights dire state of Honduran public hospitals
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t responds to candidate protection requests
- In brief: Job creation down year-on-year in Mexico
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Colorados seek to dispel controversy
- In brief: Uruguay’s inflation edges down
On 5 March Venezuela’s national electoral council (CNE) announced that the presidential election will take place on 28 July.
LatinNews Daily - 05 March 2024
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- PERU: Investigation opened into prime minister following audio leaks
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador’s country risk falls
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Death of indigenous activist stokes questions
- In brief: Brazil’s gov’t seeks to regulate gig economy
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: TE strikes down Martinelli’s candidacy
- In brief: Flights to Haiti cancelled as gangs try to seize control of airport
Mexico
- MEXICO: Presidential candidates hone in on security
- In brief: GFCF in Mexico increases in yearly terms
Southern Cone
- URUGUAY: Opposition FA swings into campaign mode
- In brief: Chile’s Codelco acquires lithium company
On 4 March Peru’s attorney general’s office opened a preliminary investigation into Prime Minister Alberto Otárola, who is under mounting pressure over allegations that he improperly offered a job to a young woman with whom he had a relationship.
LatinNews Daily - 04 March 2024
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- ARGENTINA: Milei makes overture to governors while rebuking congress
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noboa reaches 100-day mark with surging popularity ratings
- In brief: Energy firm Gunvor fined in Switzerland over Ecuador bribes
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Former army chief testifies on alleged coup plot
- In brief: Brazil’s GDP growth shows little annual variation
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: State of emergency declared after thousands escape from prison
- In brief: Dominican Republic maintains interest rates
Mexico
- MEXICO: Another candidate killed amid electoral violence concerns
- In brief: Remittances up in yearly terms in Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile registers rise in economic activity
Washington Watch
- Blinken visits Milei, Lula
On 1 March Argentina’s President Javier Milei made a much-anticipated appearance to open the new session of congress, an institution which he recently branded a “nest of rats” and with which he has been locked in an acrimonious struggle since he took office last December.
LatinNews Daily - 01 March 2024
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- GUATEMALA: Government moves against AG
Andean
- BOLIVIA: Tensions escalate in congress
- In brief: Unemployment falls in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t sets up permanent base to support Yanomami
- In brief: Brazilian-Chinese consortium wins São Paulo rail contract
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Remittances to Nicaragua rise
Mexico
- MEXICO: Show of unity for Morena as campaigns begin
- In brief: Mexico’s unemployment rate edges down
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Former president Fernández accused of corruption
- In brief: Modernised EU-Chile trade deal advances
On 29 February Guatemala’s new government led by President Bernardo Arévalo filed a criminal complaint for “breach of duties” against attorney general María Consuelo Porras, calling for her to be stripped of her immunity from prosecution.