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Tuesday, 25 August 2026
ECUADOR: Opposition denounces electoral exclusion
On 24 August the Ecuadorean left-wing opposition coalition Alianza Ciudadana (AC), which includes the main opposition party Revolución Ciudadana (RC), accused President Daniel Noboa and the judiciary of trying to block the opposition from participating in the November regional elections.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
BRAZIL: Authorities continue probe into Bolsonaro film project
On 24 August Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Flávio Dino authorised the federal police (PF) to access data gathered by the São Paulo state police on the ‘Dark Horse’ film project, a planned biopic depicting the life of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023).
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
MEXICO: Key witness to El Mayo kidnapping to stand trial
On 24 August Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) announced that Fausto Ernesto Corrales Rodríguez had been formally charged in relation to the cover-up of the murder of Sinaloa politician Héctor Cuén Ojeda.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
URUGUAY: Cancelled contract stokes political tensions
On 24 August opposition legislators from Uruguay’s centre-right Partido Nacional (PN), the right-wing Partido Colorado (PC), and centre-left Partido Independiente (PI) announced plans to file a criminal complaint against Defence Minister Sandra Lazo.
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