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LatinNews Daily - 13 May 2026
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On 12 May Peruvian media revealed that prosecutors are seeking a corruption trial for left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, who is poised to win a place in the election’s 7 June second round as the vote count from the 12 April first round nears completion.... Read More
Andean
*Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, showing a 7.7% drop in net profits in yearly terms.... Read More
Brazil
On 12 May Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree to launch a new national programme against organised crime, which will provide R$11bn (US$2.2bn) in federal funding for law enforcement institutions.... Read More
*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest figures for its consumer price index (Ipca), which showed a monthly inflation rate of 0.67% for April and an annual rate of 4.39%.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 12 May Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) claimed victory in a general election which took place that day.... Read More
*Cuba’s ministry of finance and prices (MFP) has indicated that new, variable fuel prices in US dollars at gas stations will be announced from 15 May to better reflect the “actual” cost of importing fuel.... Read More
Mexico
On 12 May the Mexican government and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) rejected claims made in a report by US broadcaster CNN that CIA operatives have been directly participating in fatal operations against cartels in Mexico. ... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has reported a 0.6% fall in industrial activity in March 2026 compared with February and a 1.5% drop in yearly terms.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 12 May university students, professors, staff, and unions marched through Buenos Aires to defend Argentina’s public university system in the face of cuts by President Javier Milei’s government.... Read More
*Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has released its latest survey of economic expectations, with analysts predicting GDP growth of 2.0% in 2026 and 2.5% in 2027.... Read More
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- PERU: Sánchez faces possible corruption trial
- In brief: Profits and production down at Colombia’s Ecopetrol
- BRAZIL: Lula launches anti-organised crime initiative
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation slows in monthly terms
- BAHAMAS: Davis wins rare re-election
- In brief: Cuba adjusts fuel prices amid US oil blockade
- MEXICO: Authorities reject report of lethal CIA campaign
- In brief: Industrial production down in Mexico
- ARGENTINA: Hundreds of thousands protest against university cuts
- In brief: Analysts lower growth forecast in Chile