Back
LatinNews Daily - 02 April 2026
Main Briefing
On 1 April the US government lifted its sanctions on Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez.... Read More
Andean
*Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has proposed a series of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the war in the Middle East.... Read More
Brazil
On 1 April the office of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva submitted the relevant documents to the senate to submit the nomination of the government’s solicitor general, Jorge Messias, to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court (STF).... Read More
*The CEO of Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, has said that the oil giant is considering the possibility of revising its business and investment plan to set an objective for Brazil to be self-sufficient in diesel production within five years.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 1 April Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed thanks to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the crew members of the Anatoly Kolodkin tanker for the “valuable crude oil cargo” delivered to the island earlier this week.... Read More
*El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released figures showing that 22.5% of households in the country were living in poverty in 2025.... Read More
Mexico
On 1 April Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Roberto Velasco Álvarez, the deputy minister for North America at the foreign ministry (SRE), would take over as foreign minister following the resignation of Juan Ramón de la Fuente for health reasons.... Read More
*Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) has announced that it is expecting GDP growth of between 1.8% and 2.8% in 2026.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 1 April Chile’s foreign ministry called on Argentina to reinforce efforts to arrest Galvarino Apablaza, a former leader of Chile’s far-left urban guerrilla group Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR) who has been living in exile in Argentina for decades.... Read More
*Argentina’s federal tax and customs agency (Arca) announced that monthly tax revenue in March 2026 totalled Ar$16.07tn (US$11.5bn).... Read More
Publishing Note
This is the last LatinNews Daily before Easter. The next issue will be published on 07 April.... Read More
End of preview
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
- VENEZUELA: US lifts sanctions on Rodríguez
- In brief: Colombia’s Petro proposes measures to mitigate Iran war impact
- BRAZIL: Gov’t officially submits supreme court nomination
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras to aim for diesel self-sufficiency
- CUBA: Díaz-Canel thanks Russia for solidarity
- In brief: El Salvador poverty levels drop to pre-pandemic levels
- MEXICO: US relations expert tapped as new foreign minister
- In brief: Mexico’s gov’t predicts stronger growth in 2026
- CHILE/ARGENTINA: Calls for extradition of former guerrilla leader
- In brief: Argentina’s tax take rises year-on-year in March
- Publishing note