LatinNews Daily - 10 June 2024

On 9 June Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said that the opposition is plotting to assassinate him ahead of the 28 July presidential election, repeating a claim that has previously been used to justify a crackdown on political rivals and civil society.... Read More

*Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has issued a decree banning coal exports to Israel, in the latest deterioration of bilateral relations.... Read More

On 7 June Brazil’s judicial watchdog overseeing the national court system, the Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ), decided to open disciplinary proceedings (PADs) into four judges who handled cases relating to the sprawling Lava Jato corruption investigation. ... Read More

*Brazil’s national association of vehicle manufacturers (Anfavea) has released its latest production and sales figures, showing 166,700 vehicles produced in May, which represents a 25% decrease from April.... Read More

Days after being appointed to resolve Haiti’s violent political crisis, Prime Minister Garry Conille spent a night in a Port-au-Prince hospital on 8-9 June, raising fears over his state of health; however, in a subsequent video, he said he was feeling well and “ready” to form a government.... Read More

*The Dominican Republic’s central bank (BCRD) has released new figures which show that monthly inflation stood at -0.04% in May, while the annual rate was 3.20%.... Read More

On 9 June Mexico’s national electoral institute (INE) released the final results of the 2 June elections, confirming victory for President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum and the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena).... Read More

*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released consumer price index figures for May, showing that Mexico’s annual inflation rate climbed to 4.69% in May 2024, marking the third consecutive month of annual increases, driven primarily by higher food prices.... Read More

On 9 June Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrated the success of far-right parties in the European parliament elections.... Read More

*Chile’s national statistics institute (INE) has released the latest figures for the consumer price index (IPC), showing that annual inflation stood at 4.1% in May, up from 4.0% in April, driven by higher transportation and apparel costs.... Read More

El Salvador: From 31 May-1 June a high-level delegation of senior US White House and State Department officials, led by US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, travelled to San Salvador to attend the inauguration of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele who won a second five-year term in February.... Read More