LatinNews Daily - 10 April 2018

Development: On 9 April, Colombia’s attorney general’s office announced the arrest of the former Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) leader, ‘Jesús Santrich’ (Seuxis Pauxias Hernández Solarte), on drug trafficking charges filed by the US. ... Read More

Venezuela/Colombia: Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced that her country will give US$1m in humanitarian aid to victims of Venezuela's economic and social crisis.... Read More

Development: On 9 April, Brazilian police began investigating the killing of political advisor Carlos Alexandre Pereira Maria, after his boss gave evidence about the presumed assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco last month.... Read More

* In a surprise move, credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded Brazil’s outlook from 'negative' to 'stable', but its rating remains below investment grade at 'Ba2'.... Read More

Development: On 9 April, Guatemala’s interior minister Enrique Antonio Degenhart swore-in Carlos Roberto Tohom Escobar, as a new deputy police (PNC) director.... Read More

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Development: On 9 April, Mexico’s main presidential candidates expressed their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) during an appearance before the general assembly of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in Mexico.... Read More

* Mexico’s national institute of statistics and geography (Inegi) has released new figures which show that monthly inflation in March was 0.32%, bringing the annualised rate to 5.04%.... Read More

Development: On 9 April, Luis Mayol, the governor of Chile’s troubled southern La Araucanía Region, met Alfredo Moreno and Gonzalo Blumel, respectively Chile’s minister of social development and secretary general to the presidency.... Read More

Chile: Latam Express, a domestic airline within Chile, has cancelled over 620 flights between 10 and 16 April and offered to reimburse passengers for their lost tickets.... Read More