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LatinNews Daily - 23 October 2026
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On 22 October police arrested Luisa González, a two-time Ecuadorean presidential candidate and leading figure in the left-wing opposition Revolución Ciudadana (RC), on suspicion of money laundering.... Read More
Andean
*Thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets around the country to demand the setting of a date for elections, the release of all political prisoners, and the return of exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado.... Read More
Brazil
On 22 October Brazil’s 25 October presidential run-off candidates, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, agreed to disclose information such as financial and telephone records, in apparent attempts to signal their commitment to transparency and dispel corruption accusations they had levelled against each other.... Read More
*The Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB), Brazil’s tax and customs authority, has released the monthly tax revenue figures for September, which showed a total tax take of R$239.38bn (US$47.44bn).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 22 October Nicaragua’s unicameral legislature approved changes to the constitution which replace the posts of vice presidents with “presidential designates”.... Read More
*Panama’s government led by President José Raúl Mulino has presented the country’s “competitive advantages” and touted it as an “attractive” place to invest during an event held with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Panama City.... Read More
Mexico
On 22 October a Chihuahua state judge ordered César Jáuregui Moreno, the state’s former attorney general (2023-2026), to stand trial for alleged illegal exercise of public office, while a separate conspiracy charge was dismissed.... Read More
*Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has announced that the unemployment rate in September stood at 2.8% of the economically active population, down from 3.0% in both August 2026 and September 2025.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 22 October Argentina’s government led by President Javier Milei designated five more Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organisations, following in the footsteps of the US administration of President Donald Trump.... Read More
*Argentina’s lower chamber of congress has approved a bill amending the national disability law.... Read More
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- ECUADOR: Leading opposition figure arrested
- In brief: Mass protests in Venezuela to demand elections
- BRAZIL: Candidates seek to allay corruption concerns as campaigns wind down
- In brief: Brazil posts year-on-year rise in tax revenue
- NICARAGUA: More constitutional changes as vice-presidential posts scrapped
- In brief: Panama outlines ‘competitive advantages’ at WEF event
- MEXICO: Former Chihuahua AG formally charged
- In brief: Unemployment in Mexico edges down
- ARGENTINA: More terrorist designations in show of US alignment
- In brief: Argentina’s lower chamber approves disability benefits bill