LatinNews Daily - 26 July 2018

Development: On 25 July the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega announced that four people had been arrested under new anti-terrorism legislation.... Read More

Development: On 25 July Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro announced on national television and radio a series of economic measures intended to boost the country’s struggling economy.... Read More

Colombia: Colombia’s President-elect Iván Duque has stated that his incoming administration will not negotiate any new free trade agreements (FTAs).... Read More

Development: On 25 July Folha de São Paulo, the Brazilian daily, reported that an astronaut and a prince were among the choices for running mate of former army captain and leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the 7 October general election.... Read More

* The specialised labour-rights division (MPT) of Brazil’s attorney general’s office has taken a civil action suit in the local courts demanding that the federal government only allows the proposed merger between Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer and US aerospace giant Boeing if the new firm can guarantee that jobs in Brazil will be protected.... Read More

Panama: Panama’s housing minister Mario Etchelecu, in the post since President Juan Carlos Varela took office in July 2014, has resigned.... Read More

Development: On 25 July Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with a visiting Canadian government delegation led by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.... Read More

* Rocío Nahle, who has been named as Mexico’s future energy minister by President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has told reporters that the incoming government will invest approximately US$2bn to renovate the six oil refineries owned by the state-run oil company, Pemex.... Read More

Development: On 25 July thousands of demonstrators took the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago, and other major cities calling for free, secure, and cost-free abortion.... Read More

Argentina: The national statistics institute (Indec) has revealed that Argentina had a trade deficit of US$382m in June, a decrease of approximately 70% compared to the deficit recorded in the previous month of May when the deficit amounted to US$1.3bn.... Read More