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Monday, 10 August 2026
Monday, 10 August 2026
BRAZIL: Lula campaign affirms election priorities
On 7 August Brazil’s ruling Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and its coalition of allied left-wing parties released the campaign manifesto for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a new presidential term in the October election.
Monday, 10 August 2026
CUBA: Seeking to boost renewable energy
On 7 August Cuba’s government published two new regulations aimed at promoting the use of renewable energy.
Monday, 10 August 2026
MEXICO: New arrest in relation to suspected fuel smuggling ring
On 8 August Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) announced another arrest in relation to the suspected fuel contraband ring in which Ernesto Ruffo Appel, the former governor of Baja California state (1989-1995), has been implicated.
Monday, 10 August 2026
CHILE: Kast shifts focus to public security
On 9 August the weekly survey by Chilean pollster Criteria showed a slight improvement in President José Antonio Kast’s approval rating and a fall in his disapproval rating days after he delivered a national address promising that his government would switch its full attention to public security matters after his economic mega reform finally cleared congress.
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