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Tuesday, 18 August 2026
BRAZIL: Lula reiterates support for contentious oil project
On 17 August Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva travelled to Amapá state, where he defended the controversial project of state-controlled oil company Petrobras to explore for oil in the Foz do Amazonas offshore block, near the mouth of the Amazon River.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
GUATEMALA: Congress president, deputies reject explosive claims
On 17 August Guatemala’s congress president, Luis Contreras, of the opposition right-wing Compromiso, Renovación y Orden (Creo), and other deputies, rejected claims by digital media outlet República that they had a plan to kill its founder, Rodrigo Arenas.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
MEXICO: TEPJF magistrate resigns ahead of key elections
On 17 August Mónica Soto announced she was resigning from her position as a magistrate on Mexico’s federal electoral tribunal (TEPJF).
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Milei appropriates San Martín’s legacy
On 17 August Argentina’s President Javier Milei reappeared in public after an absence of 10 days to deliver a distinctly political speech while paying homage to the country’s liberator, General José de San Martín.
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