Weekly Report - 12 July 2018 (WR-18-27)

The fallout from the acrimonious political dispute between President Lenín Moreno and his predecessor Rafael Correa (2007-2017) is no longer confined to Ecuador.... Read More

Secretly recorded audiotapes; allegations of influence peddling, bribery, and backroom deals.... Read More

“You can be sure that our government will not spare any effort in protecting the life of social leaders, politicians, and union members all around the country”.... Read More

The outcome of a rebellion by an estimated 18 political prisoners held in the ‘El Helicoide’ centre in Caracas – which is also the headquarters of the intelligence service (Sebin) – remained unknown as this issue went to press.... Read More

BOLIVIA | Study reveals dangers of fake medicines.... Read More

Sunday 9 July will be remembered as a day of exceptional tragi-comedy for the Brazilian judiciary.... Read More

On 10 July, Brazil’s federal senate approved a data protection bill that had already cleared the lower chamber of congress last May.... Read More

These are difficult times for Cambiemos, President Mauricio Macri’s ruling coalition.... Read More

With a little over a month before his investiture on 15 August, Paraguay’s President-elect Mario Abdo Benítez has made significant strides this week in forming his future government and setting out a political agenda.... Read More

CHILE | Growth projections increased.... Read More

Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced last week that Marcelo Ebrard would serve as his foreign minister when he assumes office in December.... Read More

MEXICO | Doubling economic growth.... Read More

“A pressure cooker about to explode.” This was how international human rights NGO Amnesty International (AI) described Nicaragua this week amid growing international condemnation of serious human rights violations committed by the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) administration led by President Daniel Ortega against anti-government protesters which has so far left over 300 dead.... Read More

President Juan Carlos Varela has delivered his fourth and final annual balance sheet.... Read More

CUBA | New economic reforms.... Read More

Bolivia’s Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government led by President Evo Morales is again facing accusations of judicialising politics – a perennial complaint by the opposition.... Read More

“In certain cases, people with disabilities feel bitterness, frustration with life, a frustration against those who have not suffered the same misfortune, which they vent when they have power.”... Read More