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Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
BRAZIL: Gov’t aims for surplus in 2027 budget proposal
On 31 August Brazil’s government led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presented its proposed 2027 budget legislation (PLOA), which set a fiscal target of a primary surplus equivalent to 0.5% of GDP.
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
HAITI: UNSC holds emergency meeting on Haiti violence
On 28 August the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting to discuss the security crisis in Haiti.
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
MEXICO: Condemnation over attack on founder of Sinaloa search collective
On 31 August the Mexican branch of international NGO Amnesty International (AI) condemned a recent attack on the founder of a search collective and her daughter in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
CHILE: Kast forced to ease up on efforts to push through security reform
On 31 August Chile’s government led by far-right President José Antonio Kast announced it had withdrawn its request for its proposed public security reform to be urgently discussed by the senate.
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