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LatinNews Daily - 09 July 2018

Main Briefing
Development: On 8 July, a series of frantic legal battles over the release of Lula da Silva ended as it had begun, with Brazil’s former president (2003-2011) still in prison.... Read More
Andean
Development: On 6 July, thousands of Ecuadoreans gathered in the border city of San Lorenzo to protest against ongoing violence from the overspill activity of Colombian armed groups, many of them linked to narcotrafficking.... Read More
Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro has confirmed that Vladimir Padrino López will continue in his post as defence minister, but he has named two new officials as part of a shakeup of the military leadership.... Read More
Brazil
* Brazil's automobile manufacturers' association (Anfavea) has reported that 1.434m vehicles were produced in the first half of 2018, up 13.6% on the same period in 2017 and the best result for the period since 2014.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
Development: On 8 July, Silvio José Báez, the Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, said the Catholic Episcopal Conference (CEN) would “seriously reconsider its continuation in the National Dialogue” which it is mediating between the government led by President Daniel Ortega and opposition Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (ACJD) (comprising students, civil-society groups, and the private sector).... Read More
Haiti: Violent protests sparked by proposed increases in fuel prices left at least three people dead and dozens injured over the weekend of 7-8 July, despite an announcement by the government led by President Jovenel Moïse suspending the measure.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 8 July, the Mexican electoral institute (INE) confirmed the victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the presidential election a week earlier.... Read More
* A total of 15 people were killed and seven injured in various armed attacks in bars in Mexico’s north-eastern city of Monterrey, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, on 8 July.... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 6 July, Daniel Aravena, a Santiago guarantees judge, announced that Pablo Wagner, a former deputy mining minister (2010-2012), would be sentenced for tax offences and illicit enrichment for receiving money from Penta, a Chilean financial group, while in government.... Read More
Uruguay: Uruguay’s national meat institute (Inac) has released a new report which shows that the country’s meat exports totalled US$995m in the first half of 2018, up 9% compared with the same period the previous year.... Read More
Washington Watch
Brazil: On 6-7 July, Brazil’s foreign minister, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, paid a visit to the US to attend a coordination meeting with the network of Brazilian consulates in North America.... Read More

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