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Weekly Report - 31 March 2016 (WR-16-12)
VENEZUELA: Amnesty law threatens institutional standoff
The opposition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) has finally approved its promised amnesty law. President Nicolás Maduro immediately vowed to veto it, setting the scene for another showdown. Meanwhile, two police officers were killed and four wounded in San Cristóbal, capital of the western state of Táchira, on 29 March, amid student-led protests against a rise in public transport fares.
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- BRAZIL: Digging in for a war of attrition
- ARGENTINA: Celebrating a new map
- PERU: Inching closer to first female president
- VENEZUELA: Amnesty law threatens institutional standoff
- ECUADOR: Push-back against emergency economic measures
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Oil exports still plummeting
- TRACKING TRENDS
- PANAMA: Varela finally names the date
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ELN boost compensates for Farc setback
- Quotes of the week