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Friday, 20 February 2026
Friday, 20 February 2026
BRAZIL: Lula reiterates calls for global AI governance
On 19 February Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke at an international summit in India on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), where he called for better regulation of the big tech companies that develop AI.
Friday, 20 February 2026
CUBA: Concerns build over prison riot
On 19 February Mexico-based NGO Centro de Documentación de Prisiones Cubanas (CDPC) and Spain-based human rights group Prisoners Defenders expressed concern about a riot in Cuba’s Canaleta prison, Ciego de Ávila province.
Friday, 20 February 2026
MEXICO: Gov’t joins US in targeting CJNG timeshare fraud
On 19 February Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) announced it was sanctioning six individuals and one company linked to a timeshare fraud allegedly orchestrated by a major cartel, adding to US sanctions announced earlier in the day.
Friday, 20 February 2026
ARGENTINA: Deputies approve labour reform bill
In the early hours of 20 February Argentina’s lower chamber of congress approved the labour reform bill sent by the government led by President Javier Milei against the backdrop of a general strike staged by the umbrella trade union Confederación General del Trabajo (GGT).
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