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Wednesday, 22 January 2020

COLOMBIA: Protests return, but Duque doesn’t budge

On 21 January, the government led by President Iván Duque insisted that it is unable to negotiate on most of the demands issued by the Comité Nacional del Paro protest group, after the first major demonstrations of the year in cities across Colombia led to renewed clashes with the controversial anti-riot police (Esmad).

Brazil

BRAZIL: Bolsonaro gov’t takes action on Amazon conservation

Central America & Caribbean

HONDURAS: Hernández seeks to reassure over anti-corruption efforts

Mexico

MEXICO: Gov’t forced to defend its treatment of migrants

Southern Cone

PARAGUAY: Abdo Benítez feels the heat

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Colombian spying scandal rocks Duque government

Colombians are no strangers to spying scandals. The country’s now-defunct intelligence agency DAS became a byword for illegal spying on politicians, magistrates, and the media under the government led by Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010). The ...

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A big year for elections in Caricom

Six of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)’s 15 member states are scheduled to hold elections in 2020. The roster includes the all-important vote in Guyana on 2 March and a general election in Trinidad & Tobago likely by September 2020. Th...

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As this issue went to press, Alberto Fernández had just been sworn in as Argentina’s next president, marking the country’s return to Peronism after four years of centre-right rule under now-former-president Mauricio Macri (2015-...

LatestSpecial Report

On 1 January 2019, Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in for a four-year term as the 38th president of Brazil, after winning a divisive election in October 2018. In theory, this election signalled the supposed return to political normality, following the un...

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