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Friday, 05 June 2026
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro seeks to boost popularity at evangelical march
On 4 June prominent conservative politicians such as Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL), who is expected to be the main right-wing contender in Brazil’s presidential election in October, attended the annual ‘Marcha para Jesus’ evangelical Christian rally in São Paulo.
Friday, 05 June 2026
CUBA: US ratchets up pressure with new sanctions
On 4 June Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the US Department of the Treasury’s imposition of a series of financial sanctions on various leaders (including himself) and companies in the country.
Friday, 05 June 2026
MEXICO: Teachers’ protests continue as World Cup edges closer
On 4 June Mexico’s interior ministry (Segob) proposed strengthening the pension fund for workers registered to the federal public workers’ social security institute (ISSSTE), among other measures aimed at ending the protests by the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) teachers’ union.
Friday, 05 June 2026
ARGENTINA: Jan de Nul wins disputed waterway tender
On 4 June Belgian firm Jan de Nul won a tender from Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei to dredge and maintain the Paraguay-Paraná river waterway.
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