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Friday, 03 February 2023
BRAZIL: New coup claims put Bolsonaro on the back foot
On 2 February Brazilian senator Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES), a onetime hard-core supporter of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), said Bolsonaro had planned a coup d’état to prevent his elected successor, leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office on 1 January.
Friday, 03 February 2023
EL SALVADOR: NGO claims rise in custody deaths under state of emergency
On 2 February Zaira Navas, a lawyer and representative of local human rights NGO Cristosal in El Salvador, tweeted that 102 people had died in custody under the state of exception imposed by the government led by President Nayib Bukele in late March.
Friday, 03 February 2023
MEXICO: Ebrard looks ahead to 2024 elections
On 2 February, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party must have a “transparent” process for deciding its 2024 presidential candidate.
Friday, 03 February 2023
ARGENTINA/REGION: Prospects brighten over EU-Mercosur trade deal
On 2 February Javi López, a Spanish member of the European parliament (MEP) and co-chair of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) was cited by the media as saying that EuroLat representatives would meet in July in Madrid.
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