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Monday, 06 July 2026
BRAZIL: Police launches operation against suspects sanctioned by US
On 3 July Brazil’s federal police (PF) sought to arrest targets suspected of having connections to the criminal organisation Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), including those who have been sanctioned by the US.
Monday, 06 July 2026
NICARAGUA: Managua bows to US pressure over detained bishop
On 4 July Nicaragua’s authoritarian government led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo announced that Monsignor Juan Abelardo Mata, an 80-year-old Nicaraguan bishop and government critic, arrested last week, had been released and returned home.
Monday, 06 July 2026
MEXICO: Concerns as another journalist killed in Veracruz
On 3 July the attorney general’s office in Mexico’s Veracruz state (FGE) confirmed the murder of journalist Roxana Berenice Guzmán Ramírez, who was abducted from her home on 2 June.
Monday, 06 July 2026
ARGENTINA: Debt payment concerns eased ahead of 2027 election
On 3 July Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) announced that it had successfully refinanced US$6bn of sovereign debt.
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