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Weekly Report - 26 October 2017 (WR-17-42)

MEXICO: Deadlock in the senate

The Odebrecht scandal has hit Mexico – a little later than in other Latin America countries, but possibly with greater intensity. The government has dismissed a special prosecutor, raising suspicions it is trying to cover-up illicit campaign contributions dating back to the 2012 general elections; opposition parties are trying to block the dismissal in the federal senate and threatening to hold back approval of the 2018 budget (which must be authorised by a 31 October deadline).

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