Weekly Report - 16 January 2025 (WR-25-02)

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on 10 January.... Read More

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa cut short his leave of absence on 12 January after the murder of a mayor in the southern province of El Oro.... Read More

One of the key questions in the ongoing human trafficking case of Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) has been whether the police are willing to act on the arrest warrant issued by prosecutors in mid-December [WR-24-50].... Read More

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has made considerable progress in recent weeks in his efforts to fix his country’s troubled finances and kickstart the economy.... Read More

If President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva runs for re-election in Brazil’s presidential race in 2026, the problem most likely to hinder his potential ambition would be high inflation.... Read More

Proposals for welfare measures, such as utility subsidies, often find increased support in an election year.... Read More

BRAZIL | Monthly decline in services sector.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the main square, or Zócalo, in Mexico City (CDMX) on 12 January to mark her first 100 days in office.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum presented a new economic plan, dubbed Plan México, on 13 January.... Read More

Within the space of a few hours on 14 January US President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and Cuba’s foreign ministry announced that hundreds of prisoners would be released after talks with the Vatican.... Read More

In excess of 1m people in Haiti are now internally displaced, according to figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).... Read More

Keiko Fujimori, the leader of the right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP) and arguably the most influential politician in Peru, scored a major boost on 13 January when a judge threw out her money laundering trial, which concerns allegedly illegal donations to her 2011 and 2016 presidential campaigns.... Read More

“I swear that this new presidential term will be one of peace, prosperity, equality and new democracy.... Read More