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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
BRAZIL: Win for indigenous protesters after gov’t revokes waterway decree
On 23 February Brazil’s government led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revoked a decree signed last year authorising the launch of the privatisation process for port infrastructure in Pará state.
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
EL SALVADOR: Another NGO shutters amid closure of civic space
On 23 February Salvadorean abortion rights NGO Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto (Agrupación Ciudadana) announced that it was closing after more than two decades.
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
MEXICO: El Mencho death confirmed amid mass military deployment
On 23 February Mexican authorities officially announced the death of Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the country’s most powerful drug cartel, Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), after a DNA test to confirm his identity.
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
ARGENTINA: Unions continue to mobilise against labour reform
On 23 February Argentina’s judicial workers’ union (UEJN) began a 48-hour strike over the labour reform promoted by the government led by President Javier Milei.
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