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Wednesday, 12 August 2026
VENEZUELA: Relations mended with Israel after 17-year freeze
On 11 August Venezuela and Israel announced the restoration of consular relations which were severed in 2009 by Venezuela’s former president Hugo Chávez (1999-2013).
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
BRAZIL: Flávio and Michelle Bolsonaro signal family unity
On 11 August Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL) and his stepmother Michelle Bolsonaro (PL) appeared at a public event together for the first time since their recent feud which emerged when Michelle criticised her stepson on social media in June.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
MEXICO: Arrests over Michoacán avocado extortion
On 11 August 12 people were arrested for their alleged involvement in extortion of agricultural producers in Mexico’s Michoacán state.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Milei gov’t accused of embezzlement
On 11 August Victoria Tolosa Paz, a deputy for Argentina’s Peronist opposition Unión por la Patria (UP), announced she had filed a criminal complaint against the government led by President Javier Milei for allegedly diverting funds from the federal highway fund (Sisvial).
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