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Thursday, 20 June 2019

ARGENTINA: Massa to run for congress not president

On 18 June, Sergio Massa, the leader of the Frente Renovador (FR) faction in the main opposition Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronists), confirmed that he will run for a seat in the federal lower chamber of congress for the Frente de Todos coalition led by Alberto Fernández and former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) in Argentina’s general elections on 27 October.

Andean

COLOMBIA: Killings of demobilised guerrillas up the pressure on Duque

Brazil

BRAZIL: Blow to Bolsonaro as senate rejects firearms decree

Central America & Caribbean

NICARAGUA: Complaints that gov’t has missed prisoner-release deadline

Mexico

MEXICO: National guard tightens control of southern border

LatestWeekly Report

Macri alliance guarantees Peronist electoral victory

Not to be outdone by his predecessor Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri sprung a major surprise of his own this week just as the deadline of 12 June for sealing electoral alliances was approaching. Fe...

LatestEconomy & Business

Analysing the trade war scenario

Trade tensions between the US and China have taken a turn for the worse. Washington has imposed new import tariffs on imports from China, and Beijing has retaliated. In the long term, the new protectionism looks like it could be bad news for Latin...

LatestSecurity & Strategic Review

Grappling with the CJNG

The authorities in Mexico and the US are grappling with what in recent years has emerged as the most powerful transnational drug trafficking organisation (DTO) – the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Throughout the month ...

LatestRegional Report

Brazil and the Southern Cone countries have all been dealing with their respective political problems over the past month. In Argentina and Uruguay, economically embattled incumbent governments are preparing for a tough race in an October general ...

LatestSpecial Report

Paid work is the primary source of income for most people around the world. Labour markets are supposed to match employers with workers, but maintaining a healthy labour market is not easy....

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