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Thursday, 07 May 2026
BRAZIL: Critical minerals bill makes progress in congress
On 6 May the lower chamber of Brazil’s congress approved a bill to create a national strategy aimed at incentivising projects to extract and process the country’s vast reserves of critical minerals, which will now proceed to be reviewed in the senate.
Thursday, 07 May 2026
GUATEMALA: Pressure grows over imprisoned indigenous leaders
On 6 May international human rights NGO Amnesty International named two Guatemalan indigenous leaders Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, of indigenous organisation 48 Cantones de Totonicapán (48 Cantones) as prisoners of conscience.
Thursday, 07 May 2026
MEXICO: Investigation into Chihuahua drug lab continues
On 6 May Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) announced that large amounts of precursor chemicals and almost 2,000 litres of methamphetamine had been seized from a dismantled drug laboratory in Chihuahua state.
Thursday, 07 May 2026
CHILE: More setbacks for Kast’s mega reform
On 6 May Chile’s independent public spending watchdog Consejo Fiscal Autónomo (CFA) warned of the “fiscal risks” posed by President José Antonio Kast’s mega economic reform package, while a key opposition party withdrew its support for the reform.
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