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LatinNews Daily - 07 April 2026
Main Briefing
On 3 April US-based human rights NGO Cubalex expressed scepticism about the day-earlier announcement by Cuba’s government that it had decided to pardon and release 2,010 prisoners.... Read More
Andean
On 5 April Colombian television news channel Noticias Caracol reported that it had obtained recordings of meetings involving officials in President Gustavo Petro’s government and alleged smuggler Diego Marín, alias ‘Papá Pitufo’.... Read More
*The board of Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol has announced that the company’s president, Ricardo Roa, will take a 30-day unpaid leave of absence effective from 28 May.... Read More
Brazil
On 4 April the deadline closed for potential candidates to step down from their government posts in order to run in Brazil’s October general elections, with 11 of the country’s 27 governors stepping down to run in the presidential or congressional races.... Read More
*Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new raft of legislation, including various decrees, aimed at shielding consumers and businesses from the impacts of high fuel prices resulting from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
*Panama’s government led by President José Raúl Mulino has welcomed international support in response to alleged detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by China.... Read More
Mexico
On 6 April Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum downplayed a national strike by transport and agricultural workers who are protesting against rising prices and insecurity.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has announced that gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in January 2026 was down by 1.1% in monthly terms and by 2.2% in annual terms, according to seasonally adjusted figures.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 6 April Chile’s President José Antonio Kast held a bilateral meeting in Buenos Aires with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, on his first official trip abroad since taking office on 11 March. ... Read More
*Uruguay’s national statistics institute (INE) has released the official inflation figures for March, putting monthly inflation at 0.41% and annual inflation at 2.94%.... Read More
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- CUBA: Gov’t announces mass prisoner release
- COLOMBIA: Petro back under pressure over alleged links to 'Papá Pitufo'
- In brief: Head of Colombia’s Ecopetrol to take leave of absence
- BRAZIL: Governors step down ahead of elections
- In brief: Brazil’s government expands measures to mitigate fuel price shocks
- In brief: Panama decries Chinese detention of vessels
- MEXICO: Transport and agricultural workers restart protests
- In brief: GFCF down in Mexico
- CHILE: Kast visits Argentina to strengthen ties
- In brief: Uruguay’s annual inflation slows