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LatinNews Daily - 05 June 2018

Main Briefing
Development: On 4 June, Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra announced that he had accepted the resignation of his economy & finance minister, David Tuesta.... Read More
Andean
Venezuela: The Frente Amplio Venezuela Libre political opposition movement has called for new national protests to be staged on 8 June against the political, economic, and social crisis affecting the country, and to increase the pressure on the government led by President Nicolás Maduro to change its ways.... Read More
Brazil
Development: From 3-4 June, 25 buses were burnt in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.... Read More
* Italian energy company Enel has obtained 73% of the shares of Brazilian electricity distributor Eletropaulo for R$5.55bn (US$1.48bn), winning a bidding war with Spain’s Iberdrola.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
Development: On 4 June, Guatemala’s 158-member unicameral legislature ratified an executive decree ordering a 30-day state of public calamity for the departments of Escuintla, Chimaltenango, and Sacatepéquez.... Read More
Nicaragua: Venders at Nicaragua’s biggest market, Mercado Oriental, which is located in the capital, Managua, have declared themselves to be in a state of civil disobedience in response to the continued crackdown by the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega on anti-government protesters.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 4 June, thousands of Mexican teachers staged demonstrations in Mexico City and in the country’s southern states to demand, among other things, the cancellation of the education reform promulgated by President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2013.... Read More
* Mexico’s economy ministry (SE) has announced that it will initiate a dispute resolution case against the US before the World Trade Organization (WTO).... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 4 June, Uruguay’s former vice president Raúl Sendic (2015-2017) announced that he will appeal a decision last week by the organised crime judge to allow his prosecution for abuse of office and embezzlement during his previous position at the helm of the state-run energy company Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcoholes y Portland (Ancap).... Read More
Argentina: Argentina’s mining & energy ministry has announced that in April natural gas production in the country was the highest in any month since 2009.... Read More

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