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Monday, 24 August 2026
BOLIVIA: Argentine political operative jailed
On 21 August a Bolivian court sentenced Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who has served as an adviser to various conservative governments in the region, to 180 days’ preventive detention for the alleged attempted femicide of his former girlfriend Nadia Beller.
Monday, 24 August 2026
BRAZIL: Leading candidates skip TV debate
On 23 August Brazil’s Band TV network hosted the first debate between candidates in the October presidential election, although it was not attended by the two leading contenders – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL).
Monday, 24 August 2026
NICARAGUA: Gov’t unveils another proposed constitutional change
On 22 August Nicaragua’s national assembly revealed a new constitutional amendment proposal which blocks international rulings and foreign legislation from taking effect in the country.
Monday, 24 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Kicillof calls for Peronism to exploit public discontent
On 21 August the governor of Buenos Aires province, Axel Kicillof, said that Argentina’s leftist opposition Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronism) must organise and channel the current public discontent against the right-wing government led by President Javier Milei.
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