LatinNews Daily - 28 August 2018

Development: On 27 August Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto announced that his government had reached an agreement with the US administration led by Donald Trump over new terms for the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).... Read More

Development: On 27 August, Colombia’s President Iván Duque announced that he would meet this with the supporters of Colombia’s recent referendum on anti-corruption measures today (28 August) to discuss the legislative agenda on the fight against corruption.... Read More

Venezuela: The Sindicato de Trabajadores de Pirelli en Venezuela, the local union of workers employed by Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli, have denounced that the firm’s plant in the country has been closed down without notice.... Read More

Development: On 27 August, Brazil’s supreme court (STF) said it would review an appeal by jailed former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) for him to be released from prison.... Read More

* Brazil’s national transport association (CNT), a business-sector lobby, has said that the country needs to invest R$1.7trn (US$415.2bn) in infrastructure development to achieve a transport system that is modern and free from problems.... Read More

Development: On 27 August the students’ movement Coordinadora Universitaria por la Democracia y la Justicia (CUDJ) called on the Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega to release "political prisoners".... Read More

El Salvador: In a recent tweet, international credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service described the start of diplomatic relations between mainland China and El Salvador as positive for the latter, in terms of generating trade and finance opportunities.... Read More

* The Mexican stock exchange (BMV), Mexico’s main stock market, rose by 1.58% yesterday following the announcements by presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump that their governments had reached a new deal over the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).... Read More

Development: On 27 August Chile’s supreme court (CSJ) began hearing the arguments against the country’s attorney general (AG) Jorge Abbott.... Read More

Argentina: Argentina’s government has announced a package of measures to promote public works investment and to improve transparency in the sector.... Read More