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Tuesday, 09 June 2026
BRAZIL: Ruling party makes appeal to evangelical Christians
On 8 June Brazil’s ruling left-wing Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) held the latest edition of its Encontro Nacional De Evangélicos e Evangélicas in Brasília, a national conference for evangelical Christian members of the party.
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
NICARAGUA: US announces sanctions over death of indigenous leader
On 8 June the US Department of State (DoS) announced visa restrictions on over 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members.
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
MEXICO: Teachers’ protests ramp up
On 8 June Mexico’s interior ministry (Segob) announced that explosives had been found on a vehicle transporting students and teachers to Mexico City (CDMX) to support the protests of teachers’ union Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE).
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
PARAGUAY: Cartistas win big in internal elections
On 8 June Paraguay’s Honor Colorado (HC), the dominant faction of the ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC) loyal to former president Horacio Cartes (2013-2018), celebrated a thumping victory in internal elections a day earlier to select candidates to compete in October’s municipal elections, including in the capital Asunción.
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