LatinNews Daily - 04 April 2018

Development: On 3 April, the Ecuadorean government rejected the release by the Colombian media of a proof-of-life video of three recently kidnapped Ecuadoran journalists and called on the Colombian government to do more to find the journalists.... Read More

Colombia: Colombia’s national statistics department (Dane) has reported that the country exported US$2.94bn worth of goods in February, an 8.3% year-on-year increase.... Read More

Development: On 3 April, protestors for and against sending Brazil's former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) to jail took to the streets ahead of an important ruling from the supreme court (STF) scheduled for later today (4 April).... Read More

* Brazil’s federal congress has overturned a series of presidential vetoes from President Michel Temer, which could damage public finances.... Read More

Development: On 3 April Honduras's President Juan Orlando Hernández vetoed a bill which was approved on 21 March by the 128-member unicameral legislature which proposed reforms to an asset-seizure bill.... Read More

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Development: On 3 April, the Mexican government asked the US for clarification on President Donald Trump’s remarks that the US military would patrol the southern border while his proposed border wall is built.... Read More

* Mexico’s economy ministry (SE) has announced that it will impose anti-dumping tariffs on imports of carbon steel pipes from South Korea, Spain, Ukraine, and India.... Read More

Development: On 3 April, Chile’s right-of-centre government led by President Sebastián Piñera announced it was withdrawing a legislative bill passed under his predecessor, Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010; 2014-2018), which replaced the state-guaranteed student loan (CAE) with another scheme.... Read More

Argentina: Argentina’s federal tax authority (Afip) has reported that it has collected Ar$238.8bn (US$11.9bn) in taxes in March, a 36.9% increase compared with the same month in 2017.... Read More