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LatinNews Daily - 26 February 2018
Main Briefing
Development: On 25 February, El Salvador’s two main political parties, the left-wing ruling Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) and right-wing opposition Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena), closed their campaigns ahead of the 4 March legislative and municipal elections.... Read More
Andean
Development: On 24 February, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro launched two days of military exercises in the face of alleged US incitement of the Bolivarian armed forces (FANB) to carry out “a coup d’état”.... Read More
Peru: Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has announced that his government will spend over PEN7bn (US$2.1bn) this year to advance the reconstruction efforts in northern and central areas of the country affected by severe rains and flooding last year.... Read More
Brazil
Development: On 25 February, over 400 people protested for peace, justice and security following a wave of violence in Brazil's southern state of Rio de Janeiro.... Read More
* Brazil’s justice ministry has asked for Frederik Barbieri to be extradited back to Brazil after he was jailed in the US state of Florida for arms trafficking on 25 February.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 25 February, the authorities in Mexico’s Guerrero state reported that Dulce María Rebaja, a pre-candidate for the Guerrero state legislature from the federally ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), had been shot dead.... Read More
* The Mexican state of Quintana Roo has maintained its 'BBB' credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, with a 'stable' outlook, according to a statement released by the state's secretariat for finance & planning (Sefiplan).... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 25 February, Uruguay’s President Tabaré Vázquez said that he will ask the government’s ethics and transparency board (Jutep), a national oversight body, to determine whether he has indulged in nepotism by hiring an in-law to work in the presidential office.... Read More
Argentina: Argentina’s soy and corn crops have been blighted by a four-month-old drought.... Read More
Washington Watch
Brazil: On 20 February, FS Bioenergia, a joint venture between Brazilian and US-based investors, announced it will build its second corn-based ethanol plant in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.... Read More
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