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LatinNews Daily - 10 October 2024
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On 9 October the US State Department announced that Ecuador’s former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and former vice president Jorge Glas (2013-2017) have been barred from entering the US “due to their involvement in significant corruption”.... Read More
Andean
*Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has replaced his energy & mining minister, Antonio Goncalves, as the country continues to struggle with a prolonged energy crisis caused by low water levels at hydroelectric power stations.... Read More
Brazil
On 9 October the constitution & justice committee (CCJ) of Brazil’s lower chamber of congress approved a series of legislation aimed at imposing restrictions on the powers of the supreme court (STF).... Read More
*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released its consumer price index (Ipca) for September, which showed a monthly inflation rate of 0.44%.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 9 October El Salvador’s attorney general’s office said it would seek the “maximum sentence” for eight people on trial on charges of illicit association and homicide in relation to the murder of a woman during the civil war (1980-1992).... Read More
*Guatemala’s Vice President Karin Herrera has presented the results of a national food security evaluation (ESA) for 2024 which highlights that 25% of Guatemala’s 17.4m population are food insecure, with at least 40% of families having to decide whether to spend on food or health.... Read More
Mexico
On 9 October Mexico’s lower chamber of congress approved the general text of a constitutional reform initiative to bolster the power of State energy companies.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released the consumer price index for September, showing monthly inflation of 0.05%.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 9 October Chile’s lower chamber of congress approved an impeachment motion filed against two supreme court justices in relation to separate corruption cases.... Read More
*Argentina’s 257-seat lower chamber of congress has upheld President Javier Milei’s 3 October veto of a university financing bill which had been approved by congress last month.... Read More
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- ECUADOR: Correa blacklisted by US
- In brief: Ecuador’s energy & mining minister replaced amid crisis
- BRAZIL: Legislation to limit judiciary advances in congress
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation accelerates in September
- EL SALVADOR: Trial of high-profile HRDs underway
- In brief: Guatemala’s gov’t underscores efforts to address food insecurity
- MEXICO: Lower chamber approves energy reform
- In brief: Annual inflation slows in Mexico
- CHILE: Impeachment motion against supreme court justices advances
- In brief: Argentina’s congress backs Milei’s university funding veto