LatinNews Daily - 03 July 2026

On 2 July Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez announced that her government has begun talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to access funds needed for reconstruction efforts following the 24 June earthquakes.... Read More

*Colombia’s far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has announced plans to refinance the country’s public debt, which outgoing Finance Minister Germán Ávila Plazas yesterday said was estimated at 57.9% of GDP in 2026, up from 58.5% in 2025.... Read More

On 2 July Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Partido Liberal, PL), the main right-wing contender in the October presidential election, called for Brazil to free itself from the constraints of the Mercosur regional trade bloc and negotiate trade agreements independently with the US.... Read More

*Brazil’s national federation of automobile dealers (Fenabrave) has released its latest sales figures, which showed that a total of 2.72m units were sold in the first half of this year.... Read More

On 2 July US-based non-profit organisation Freedom House added to existing concern expressed regarding the detention of Monsignor Juan Abelardo Mata, an 80-year-old Nicaraguan bishop.... Read More

*El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released new figures showing that the country’s GDP was up 4.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026.... Read More

On 2 July Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum downplayed the US’ decision not to extend the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by 16 years, highlighting that the trade deal would remain in place for another 10 years.... Read More

*Mexico’s Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo (IMP), a public research organisation dedicated to supporting state-run oil company Pemex, has signed an agreement with the Dominican Republic’s ministry of energy and mining to increase collaboration in the energy and hydrocarbon sector.... Read More

On 2 July Chile’s President José Antonio Kast urged parties allied with his far-right government to focus on the main priorities facing the country, especially security and unemployment.... Read More

*Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has published the latest figures for its consumer price index, putting monthly inflation in June at -0.3%, down from 0.1% in May and 0.8% in both April and March.... Read More