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Monday, 29 June 2026
VENEZUELA: Search for earthquake survivors continues
On 26 June Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced restrictions on entry to La Guaira state, which suffered the worst damage from the 24 June twin earthquakes that are feared to have killed tens of thousands of people.
Monday, 29 June 2026
BRAZIL: Police accuse Bolsonaro’s son of slander
On 26 June Brazil’s federal police (PF) concluded an investigation into alleged slander, which was launched in April, and declared that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL) had made false claims on social media about President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Monday, 29 June 2026
EL SALVADOR: Bukele registers pre-candidacy ahead of 2027 vote
On 27 June El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele registered his presidential pre-candidacy for the ruling Nuevas Ideas (NI) party ahead of February 2027 general elections.
Monday, 29 June 2026
MEXICO: Morena rejects report of officials acting as US informants
On 28 June Ariadna Montiel, the leader of Mexico’s ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena), rejected claims made in a New York Times (NYT) report the previous day that Morena officials were working as informants for the US government.
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