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Tuesday, 21 July 2026
COLOMBIA: Petro issues warning to De la Espriella in farewell rally
On 20 July President Gustavo Petro commemorated Colombia’s Independence Day with a rally in the capital Bogotá where he urged a general strike if President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella rows back his government’s social reforms after taking office on 7 August.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro’s third son granted US green card
On 20 July former Brazilian federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (2015-2025), the third son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), told Reuters that he had received permanent residency in the US, where he has been since February last year.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
MEXICO: El Mayo given life sentence in the US
On 20 July Mexican drug kingpin, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García, was handed a life prison sentence by a US federal judge.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
CHILE: State of catastrophe declared amid mega storm
On 20 July Chile’s President José Antonio Kast declared a state of catastrophe in the central region of Coquimbo and in Huasco province in neighbouring Atacama region.
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