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Latinnews Daily - 02 February 2018
Main Briefing
Development: On 1 February, the Costa Rican chamber of exporters (Cadexco) urged the public to vote in a “responsible and informed manner” in the 4 February general election.... Read More
Andean
Development: On 1 February, the leftist opposition Frente Amplio (FA) and Nuevo Perú (NP) benches in Peru’s national congress presented two separate motions calling for President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to be subjected to impeachment proceedings.... Read More
Ecuador: The government led by President Lenín Moreno has promoted deputy minister of mining, Rebeca Illescas Jiménez, to head up the portfolio.... Read More
Brazil
Development: On 1 February, classes had to be suspended at a school in the city of Rio de Janeiro after a criminal broke into the school.... Read More
* Brazil’s national association of car dealers, Fenabrave, has reported that automobile sales in the country increased by 23.14% in January compared to the same month last year, with 181.2bn units sold.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 1 February, representatives from Mexico’s ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) presented a formal complaint against the governor of Chihuahua state, Javier Corral, to the specialised electoral crimes investigation unit (Fepade) of the federal attorney general’s office.... Read More
* Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has reported that the country received US$28.77bn in remittance inflows from Mexican nationals residing abroad in 2017.... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 1 February, Chile’s government spokesperson Paula Narváez rejected claims by the political opposition coalition Chile Vamos that the government led by President Michelle Bachelet had been dragging its heels in addressing the current scandal involving the Carabineros militarised police.... Read More
Argentina: Argentina’s tax authority (Afip) has reported that the national tax-take reached Ar$261.96bn (US$13.33bn) in January, a 11.4% increase compared to the previous month and a 23.9% increase compared to January 2016.... Read More
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- Peru’s Kuczynski faces renewed impeachment threat
- In brief: Ecuador
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- In brief: Brazil
- In brief: Guatemala
- Mexico’s PRI moves against Chihuahua governor
- In brief: Mexico
- Chile’s Bachelet on defensive over Carabineros’ scandal
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