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Latinnews Daily - 11 January 2018
Main Briefing
Development: On 10 January Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the suspension of the fifth round of the peace dialogue that his government has been holding with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) insurgent guerrillas in Quito, Ecuador; recalling the government peace negotiating team to Colombia.... Read More
Andean
Venezuela: The Brazilian goverment has confirmed that its Venezuelan counterpart, has paid off a US$262.5m debt owed to Brazilian firms, albeit four months late.... Read More
Brazil
Development: On 10 January, Brazil's centre-right party Democratas (DEM) said it would nominate the head of the federal chamber of deputies Rodrigo Maia as a presidential candidate for the October general election.... Read More
*Brazil’s consumer price index (IPCA) closed 2017 at an accumulated annual rate of 2.95% – its lowest level since 1998.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
Development: On 10 January Rodolfo Piza, the presidential candidate for the opposition Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC), presented his manifesto ahead of Costa Rica’s 4 February general election.... Read More
Guatemala:The central bank (Banguat) has released its latest figures on remittances which show that they reached US$8.19bn in 2017, up from US$7.16bn in 2016 and US$6.28bn in 2015.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 10 January Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto conducted a mini-cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong.... Read More
*Mexico’s federal anti-trust commission (Cofece) has announced that it has opened an investigation into whether wholesale suppliers of pharmaceutical, personal hygiene, and beauty products that operate in the country have been colluding to fix prices.... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 10 January dozens of people took to the streets in Chile’s capital, Santiago, calling for justice for a young indigenous Mapuche, Brandon Hernández Huentecol, shot in the back in December 2016 by the militarised police (Carabineros).... Read More
Argentina: President Mauricio Macri has signed an emergency decree to cut economic red tape.... Read More
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