LatinNews Daily - 11 June 2018

Development: On 9 June, thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in the capital, Guatemala City, calling for President Jimmy Morales to resign.... Read More

Development: On 10 June, the official campaign period ended exactly one week ahead of the second round of Colombia’s presidential election.... Read More

Venezuela: Workers from Venezuela’s state-run electricity sector have called a national strike for today (11 June) in rejection of the latest salary offer from the authorities in charge of running the sector.... Read More

Development: On 10 June, Datafolha published its latest opinion poll ahead of the 6 October general election in Brazil, showing a slight increase in support for the far-right hopeful, Jair Bolsonaro. Significance: In scenarios without former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011), Bolsonaro has strengthened his position in the polls ahead of the first-round vote, rising to 19% of voting intentions, up from 17% in April.... Read More

* The joint command of Brazil’s armed forces has reported that a contingent of over 1,000 soldiers and police officers has launched a new security operation in Rocinha, the largest favela in the city of Rio de Janeiro, on 9 June.... Read More

Nicaragua: Guatemala’s association of exporters (Agexport) has told reporters that more than 4,000 Guatemalan lorries are currently stranded on the border with Nicaragua.... Read More

Development: On 10 June Ricardo Anaya, the presidential candidate of Mexico’s Right-Left Por México al Frente opposition coalition, proposed that, should he be elected in the 1 July general election, he would create a special and independent prosecutor’s office to investigate President Enrique Peña Nieto.... Read More

* Daniel Curiel, the coordinator of the council of industrial chambers in Mexico’s Jalisco state (CCIJ), has stated that in as little as 30 to 45 days price fluctuations in Mexico could be seen due to import tariffs imposed by the US and Mexico on some of each other’s exports.... Read More

Development: On 10 June, the Argentine press published an interview with President Mauricio Macri in which he called on the political opposition in the federal congress to exercise “responsibility” and not seek to block any upcoming economic reforms in congress.... Read More

Chile: Chile’s local media is reporting that last month staff at Banco de Chile, the country’s commercial largest bank, shut down 9,000 computers after a virus was detected, affecting some client operations.... Read More

Brazil: On 4 June, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert reported that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had met with Brazil’s Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira.... Read More