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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
BRAZIL: Debates over Bolsa Família programme intensify ahead of run-off
On 20 October Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the Bolsa Família social welfare programme, amid concerns that his right-wing rival in the presidential election, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL), might cut or adjust the programme.
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
COSTA RICA: Protests over university spending cuts
On 20 October students, university staff, and unionists took to the streets in Costa Rica’s capital, San José, to protest proposed cuts to the education budget.
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
MEXICO: Gov’t defends handling of disappearances before UN
On 20 October Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum defended its efforts to address enforced disappearances before the United Nations general assembly (UNGA).
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
URUGUAY: Homicides rise as Orsi’s approval falters
On 20 October Uruguay’s interior ministry released new figures showing there were 312 homicides in the first nine months of 2026, up 13.5% on the same period in 2025.
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