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LatinNews Daily - 23 April 2018
Main Briefing
Development: On 22 April, Paraguay’s electoral authorities (TSJE) declared Mario ‘Marito’ Abdo Benítez, the candidate of the ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC), as the virtual winner of the presidential election held on the same day.... Read More
Andean
Development: On 22 April, some 6,000 inhabitants of the Catatumbo geographical region in north-eastern Colombia demonstrated against a violent turf war for control of coca crops and drug trafficking routes in the area.... Read More
Peru: Freight transport sector unions have called for a 24-hour general strike in Peru’s northern macro-region area (comprising the regions of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Áncash, Amazonas, San Martín, and Chimbote) for 24 April.... Read More
Brazil
Development: On 20 April, the public ministry in São Paulo state opened an investigation into Geraldo Alckmin of the centre-right Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) over alleged irregularities in state election campaigns.... Read More
* In March, the Brazilian labour market added 56,151 new jobs, according to the country’s employment register (Caged).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
Development: On 22 April, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega announced he was revoking changes to the social security (INSS) system which were made on 16 April.... Read More
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Mexico
Development: The first of Mexico’s three official presidential debates took place on 22 April in Mexico City, covering the issues of corruption and impunity, public security and violence, and democracy and pluralism.... Read More
* Mexico and the European Union (EU) have reached a new agreement on trade which will allow all exported goods between the regions to be duty-free.... Read More
Southern Cone
Chile: Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Chile’s main cities in protests called by the 'No+AFP' protest movement.... Read More
Washington Watch
Argentina: In a 13 April press release, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had finalised the technicalities of an agreement that will allow for the resumption of pork exports to Argentina for the first time since 1992.... Read More
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