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LatinNews Daily - 23 July 2025
Main Briefing
On 22 July the international media reported that US authorities had arrested Haitian business magnate Pierre Reginald Boulos, who is also a US permanent resident, in Florida, for allegedly collaborating with Haitian gangs.... Read More
Andean
On 22 July the Venezuelan opposition campaign group Comando Con Venezuela denounced a “revolving door” of repression, saying that 20 activists had been arrested over the past 72 hours, shortly after the release of up to 80 political prisoners on 18 July.... Read More
*Colombia’s Environment Minister Lena Estrada has presented congress with a bill that seeks to ban fracking and the exploration and exploitation of non-conventional oil and gas reserves.... Read More
Brazil
On 22 July the president of Brazil’s lower chamber of congress, Hugo Motta, declared that legislative sessions should not be held during the congressional recess, which runs until 1 August, after right-wing deputies yesterday tried to pass a motion to declare solidarity with former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023).... Read More
*Brazil’s ministry for ports and airports has released its figures for air travel in the first half of this year, showing a total of 61.8m passengers travelled on domestic and international flights, up 10% compared to the same period in 2024.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*Panama’s national statistics institute (Inec) has reported that Panama’s monthly indicator of economic activity (Imae) was up 2.95% in May 2025 compared with May 2024.... Read More
Mexico
On 22 July a US official said during a congressional hearing that it was only “a matter of time” before Mexico’s criminal cartels began using drones to launch attacks across the US-Mexico border.... Read More
*Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) has announced it is carrying out an operation aimed at strengthening the finances of the heavily indebted state oil company Pemex.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 22 July Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Paraguay on the final leg of his tour of the Southern Cone, which has also seen him visit Chile and Uruguay.... Read More
*Paraguay’s attorney general, Emiliano Rolón, has announced that his office will investigate recent reports that former president Mario Abdo Benítez (2018-2023) kept millions of dollars in undeclared bank accounts in the Seychelles.... Read More
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