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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
VENEZUELA: Foreign minister replaced
On 13 July Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez replaced her foreign minister, Yván Gil, with Venezuela’s representative to the US, Félix Plasencia, who will head an expanded brief following the merging of the foreign ministry and foreign trade ministry.
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
BRAZIL: Flávio Bolsonaro temporarily banned from visiting father
On 13 July Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a 90-day ban on Senator Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), due to a recent social media post in which the senator shared a letter written by the former president.
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
MEXICO: Gov’t moves on legal action over US migrant deaths
On 13 July Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the legal action her government was taking in response to the deaths of Mexican migrants in the US should not harm relations with the US.
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
CHILE: Mega reform faces crucial senate vote
On 13 July Chile’s senate finance committee approved the flagship mega reform, known as the ‘reconstruction and economic and social development’ bill, of the far-right government led by President José Antonio Kast.
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