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Tuesday, 05 May 2026
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Quito eases trade war as curfews begin
On 4 May Ecuador’s government announced that it would lower its tariff rate for Colombia from 100% to 75% from 1 June, in an easing of the trade war which Ecuador started nearly four months ago.
Tuesday, 05 May 2026
BRAZIL: Lula relaunches debt relief programme to boost popularity
On 4 May Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a ‘medida provisória’ (MP) decree to implement a new iteration of the ‘Desenrola’ (Untangle) programme, an initiative to renegotiate household debt which was first launched in 2023.
Tuesday, 05 May 2026
MEXICO: Sinaloa governor steps aside amid US allegations
On 2 May the congress of Mexico’s Sinaloa state accepted a request from Rubén Rocha Moya to take a temporary leave of absence from his role as state governor, after he was indicted by the US for allegedly colluding with the Cártel de Sinaloa.
Tuesday, 05 May 2026
ARGENTINA: Gov’t backtracks following censorship accusations
On 4 May Argentina’s far-right government led by President Javier Milei announced that it was restoring access to the Casa Rosada presidential palace for accredited journalists.
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