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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
BRAZIL: Banco Master probe hits more local authorities
On 10 August Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice André Mendonça launched another phase of the sprawling Banco Master fraud case, with police investigators searching the properties of suspects connected to local authorities in Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
COSTA RICA: New decree stokes transparency concerns
On 10 August Costa Rica’s government led by President Laura Fernández published a decree declaring information related to various national security bodies a matter of state secrecy.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
MEXICO: Gov’t responds as US avocado inspections resume
On 10 August Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that 45 avocado packing plants in Michoacán state had reopened for exports, with 60 more still to come, after the US temporarily halted export inspections over security concerns.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
CHILE: Deputies uphold Kast vetoes
On 10 August Chile’s lower chamber of congress approved three vetoes which President José Antonio Kast presented to amendments made by the opposition to his so-called mega reform.
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