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Wednesday, 02 July 2025
VENEZUELA: OHCHR chief declared persona non grata
On 1 July Venezuela’s national assembly declared the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk persona non grata, in response to a damning report on the human rights situation in Venezuela.
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
BRAZIL: Gov’t challenges congress in court over suspended tax rises
On 1 July the office of the solicitor general (AGU), the legal counsel of Brazil’s executive government, petitioned the supreme court (STF) to restore the recent tax increases decreed by the government which were suspended by a bill passed by congress on 25 June.
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
MEXICO: Congress approves security package
On 1 July Mexico’s senate voted in favour of two new national security laws, which along with four other security-related reforms are intended to strengthen and regulate the work of security agencies, including the national guard (GN).
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
CHILE: Gov’t seeks to reduce political fragmentation
On 1 July Chile’s government led by President Gabriel Boric announced that it had presented a bill the previous day to reform the political system.
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