Latinnews Daily - 01 February 2018

Development: On 31 January Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno condemned the aggression to which his predecessor, Rafael Correa (2007-2017), had been subjected while campaigning in favour of the ‘no’ vote in the national plebiscite on seven major political and economic reforms proposed by Moreno, scheduled to take place on 4 February.... Read More

Bolivia: Bolivia’s private sector lobby Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior (IBCE) has released figures which show that Bolivia’s trade deficit was US$1.30bn in 2017, up 1.2% on the trade deficit registered in 2016.... Read More

Development: On 31 January, Brazil’s main trade unions called a for strike on 19 February to oppose the government's pension reform.... Read More

*Brazil’s unemployment rates continued to fall towards the end of 2017.... Read More

Development: On 31 January the president of Panama’s supreme court (CSJ), José Ayú Prado, resigned.... Read More

Nicaragua: The Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega has, through its national tourism institute (Intur), launched its tourism campaign for 2018, both locally and abroad.... Read More

Development: On 31 January a local civil-society group, Acción Ciudadana Frente a la Pobreza, and experts challenged claims by the Mexican government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto regarding poverty reduction efforts.... Read More

*Mexico’s energy ministry (Sener) has revealed that 19 of the 29 blocs included in the country’s latest hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation concession tender have been successfully awarded.... Read More

Development: On 31 January, lorry drivers in Paraguay continued striking after talks with the national government fell through.... Read More

Uruguay: Independent agricultural producers from the ‘autoconvocados’ movement have launched a ‘national vigil’ and called for supporters to concentrate in 230 points around Uruguay to hold peaceful 30-hour demonstrations.... Read More