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LatinNews Daily - 16 December 2025
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On 15 December Honduras’ national police (PNH) used water cannons to forcibly remove protesters from the leftist ruling Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) demonstrating outside the building holding the official ballots cast in the 30 November general election, demanding the release of the full vote tally and denouncing fraud.... Read More
Andean
On 15 December Colombia’s right-wing opposition Centro Democrático (CD) announced that Senator Paloma Valencia will be its candidate in the May 2026 presidential election.... Read More
*The European Council (EC) has announced that it will extend by a further year its existing sanctions on Venezuela, which are now due to run until 10 January 2027.... Read More
Brazil
On 15 December Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes filed an extradition request for convicted coup plotter Alexandre Ramagem, an ally of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) who fled to the US after his conviction in September.... Read More
*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released the latest figures for its economic activity index (IBC-Br), which is considered a proxy to anticipate GDP figures, showing a monthly decrease of 0.2% in October.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*Panama’s national statistics institute (Inec) has published its monthly index of economic activity, registering a 4.77% year-on-year increase in October.... Read More
Mexico
On 15 December Mexico’s Public Security Minister Omar García Harfuch held a phone call with his Canadian counterpart, Gary Anandasangaree, to discuss bilateral security priorities.... Read More
*Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has published its monthly private sector survey, in which the median forecast from economists saw GDP growth of 1.15% in 2026, down from the previous forecast of 1.37% in November.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 15 December Chile’s President Gabriel Boric received José Antonio Kast in the La Moneda presidential palace to discuss the presidential transition after the far-right candidate’s electoral triumph the previous day.... Read More
*Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) has announced a new phase in its monetary programme, which will see changes to its exchange rate system and international reserves accumulation from 1 January.... Read More
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- HONDURAS: Post-election protests intensify
- COLOMBIA: Valencia wins CD’s presidential candidacy
- In brief: EU renews Venezuela sanctions as tensions rise with Trinidad
- BRAZIL: Extradition request filed for fugitive Bolsonaro ally
- In brief: Brazil’s economic activity continues to decline in monthly terms
- In brief: Panama’s economic activity picks up
- MEXICO: Security talks with Canada as Trump ups fight against fentanyl
- In brief: Mexico’s private sector lowers growth forecast for 2026
- CHILE: Boric and Kast discuss transition
- In brief: Argentina’s central bank to loosen currency policy, boost reserves