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LatinNews Daily - 31 July 2025
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On 30 July Brazilian authorities expressed outrage over the executive order signed earlier that day by US President Donald Trump to impose high tariffs on Brazilian imports and the US government decision to sanction Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes.... Read More
Andean
On 30 July the Bolivian television channel Unitel published the results of a poll which put conservative candidates Samuel Doria Medina and former president Jorge Quiroga (2001-2002) in front ahead of the 17 August presidential election while Eduardo del Castillo, of the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), languished in sixth place.... Read More
*Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has announced that he has asked the agriculture ministry to purchase excess food in the country and distribute it to areas suffering from hunger.... Read More
Brazil
*The monetary policy committee (Copom) of Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has held the country’s benchmark interest rate (Selic) at 15.0%.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 30 July Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves ended months of speculation by saying that he will not resign to run for a seat in the legislative assembly in the February 2026 elections; meanwhile, he remains under threat of impeachment.... Read More
*Panama’s comptroller general, Anel Flores, has announced that his office has filed two complaints with the supreme court regarding the contract held by Panama Ports Company (PPC) – a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered CK Hutchison Holdings that owns two Panama Canal ports and which has been at the centre of recent tensions between Panama and the US.... Read More
Mexico
On 30 July Mexico’s public security ministry (SSPC) announced the arrests of ten people in different operations across Sinaloa state.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute has released preliminary figures on the country’s economic activity in the second quarter of 2025, estimating quarterly growth of 0.7% in real terms.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 30 July five provincial governors in Argentina announced the creation of a new electoral alliance ahead of the federal congressional mid-term elections on 26 October.... Read More
*Chile’s Finance Minister Mario Marcel has said the decision by the US government led by President Donald Trump to exempt copper input materials such as ores, concentrates, and cathodes from a new 50% tariff on the metal is “good news” for Chile, a major copper exporter, as well as the US manufacturing industry.... Read More
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- BRAZIL: US imposes tariffs and sanctions Brazilian judge
- BOLIVIA: Poll suggests election run-off between two conservatives
- In brief: Colombia’s Petro demands action on hunger
- In brief: Brazil’s central bank halts rate hike cycle
- COSTA RICA: Chaves rules out stepping down early
- In brief: Legal challenges filed against Panama Canal contract
- MEXICO: Gov’t hails Sinaloa arrests
- In brief: Mexico’s GDP growth up in Q2
- ARGENTINA: Governors join forces ahead of mid-terms
- In brief: Chile welcomes key exemptions in US copper tariffs