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Tuesday, 10 December 2024
ECUADOR: Noboa’s prison plan facing mounting opposition
On 9 December two maximum-security prisons planned by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa came under renewed opposition from local residents and the umbrella indigenous organisation Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie).
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
BRAZIL: Top court seeks to address police abuses in São Paulo
On 9 December the president of Brazil’s federal supreme court (STF), Luís Roberto Barroso, issued an order for the military police of São Paulo state to keep body cameras switched on at all times, a measure which is known to reduce the risk of police brutality.
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
MEXICO: Federal deputy and former mayor killed in Veracruz
On 9 December authorities in Mexico’s Veracruz state announced that federal deputy Benito Aguas Atlahua had been killed in an armed attack.
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
ARGENTINA: Milei fires head of newlook tax agency
On 9 December Argentina’s President Javier Milei appointed a new head of the federal tax and customs agency, Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (Arca), to replace Florencia Misrahi who was fired as part of a mini reshuffle for imposing a tax on social media ‘streamers’ and ‘influencers’.
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