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Monday, 18 May 2026
BRAZIL: More pressure on Bolsonaro family over Banco Master scandal
On 15 May Brazilian news website Intercept Brasil reported that former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (2015-2025), the third son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), was listed as a producer on a planned film project, the financing for which was being discussed with Daniel Vorcaro, the CEO of controversial bank, Banco Master.
Monday, 18 May 2026
GUATEMALA: Arévalo hails new chapter as new AG assumes post
On 17 May Gabriel Estuardo García Luna took over as Guatemala’s new attorney general (AG) for a four-year term.
Monday, 18 May 2026
MEXICO: Former Sinaloa security chief surrenders to US authorities
On 15 May Mexico’s federal security cabinet confirmed that Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, a former Sinaloa state security minister (2023-2024) who has been accused of receiving bribes from a prominent drug cartel, had handed himself in to US authorities.
Monday, 18 May 2026
CHILE: Alvarado pursues new tack over mega reform
On 17 May Chile’s interior minister, Claudio Alvarado, urged the moderate left-wing opposition coalition Socialismo Democrático (SD) to seek a consensus with the far-right government of President José Antonio Kast over its flagship ‘plan of national reconstruction and economic and social development’, better known as the mega reform, which is mired in congress.
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