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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
BRAZIL: Police investigate supreme court data leak
On 17 February Brazil’s federal police (PF) searched the properties of suspects allegedly involved in the leaking of confidential tax and financial information of justices on the supreme court (STF) and their families.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
GUATEMALA: New security plan launched as state of siege eased
On 17 February Guatemala’s left-of-centre government led by President Bernardo Arévalo announced the launch of a new security plan ‘Centinela Metropolitano’, involving the deployment of joint military-police (PNC) patrols to crime hotspots in Guatemala department and the capital, Guatemala City.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
MEXICO: Sheinbaum boosts economic ties with Canada
On 17 February Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum met with the minister responsible for Canada-US trade, intergovernmental affairs, and internal trade, Dominic LeBlanc, and Canada’s agriculture minister, Heath MacDonald.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
PARAGUAY: Peña marks midway point with mini reshuffle
On 17 February Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña appointed his hitherto industry and trade minister, Javier Giménez García de Zuñiga, as head of his ministerial cabinet.
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