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Saturday, 31 July 2021

GUATEMALA: Mass protests calling for Giammattei and Porras to resign

On 29 July thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, and across the country calling for the resignations of President Alejandro Giammattei and the head of the attorney general’s office (AG), María Consuelo Porras.

Andean

PERU: Opposition to Castillo’s hard-left choice for prime minister

Brazil

BRAZIL: Bolsonaro whips up tensions with the judiciary again

Mexico

MEXICO: UN bodies denounce impunity in high-profile case of tortured journalist

Southern Cone

PARAGUAY: New deadly attack attributed to the EPP

LatestWeekly Report

Castillo inaugurated without cabinet in Peru

The swearing-in of Pedro Castillo as Peru’s new president on 28 July was different to other inaugurations in one important respect: he did not, as is customary, announce his new ministerial team. Instead, Castillo said he would name his new ...

LatestEconomy & Business

EL SALVADOR: El Salvador’s bitcoin adventure raises concerns

President Nayib Bukele is moving ahead with plans to make the cryptocurrency, bitcoin, legal tender in El Salvador despite concerns at home and abroad....

LatestSecurity & Strategic Review

Haiti’s crisis intensifies as Moïse assassinated

The assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July shocked Haitians and the international community alike, appearing to mark the culmination of the multifaceted political, institutional and security crises which has afflicte...

LatestRegional Report

The July Latin American Regional Report: Mexico contains articles on the first anniversary of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on regional trade; recent monetary policy adjustments to address inflation; and the plans to develop a national li...

LatestSpecial Report

Is it ‘game over’ for fossil fuels and if so, what are the implications for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? The ‘end of oil’ has frequently been predicted but seems unlikely in the short term. What does seem clear is...

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