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Monday, 20 April 2026
Monday, 20 April 2026
COLOMBIA/ECUADOR: Noboa accuses Petro of meeting allies of drug leader
On 19 April Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said he would sue Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, after Noboa said that Petro had met with members of Ecuador’s left-wing opposition party Revolución Ciudadana (RC) who he claimed had links to the arrested crime boss José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias ‘Fito’.
Monday, 20 April 2026
BRAZIL: Lula presents Brazil as reliable green partner on Europe trip
On 19 April Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that Brazil could help the European Union (EU) decarbonise its industry during the opening of the Hannover Messe trade fair in Germany.
Monday, 20 April 2026
NICARAGUA: US blacklists another senior official
On 18 April the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Nicaragua’s deputy interior minister, Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa, had been blacklisted for his involvement in “gross violations of human rights”.
Monday, 20 April 2026
CHILE: Alvarado keen to normalise relations with Venezuela
On 19 April Chile’s interior minister, Claudio Alvarado, said the government is looking to restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela in the near future.
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