LatinNews Daily - 16 November 2018

Development: On 15 November Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera pledged an investigation into the fatal shooting of an indigenous Mapuche man, Camilo Catrillanca Marin, which took place two days earlier in Ercilla town, in the impoverished southern region of La Araucanía.... Read More

Development: On 15 November Ecuador’s largest umbrella indigenous organisation Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie) carried out protests across the country, making a series of demands, foremost among which were improved access to and preservation of drinking water supplies, and the scaling back of extractive activities.... Read More

* Peru’s national statistics institute (Inei) has reported that the domestic economy grew by 2.13% month-on-month in September, slightly lower than the 2.5% growth rate registered in August.... Read More

Development: On 15 November, local media reported that Roberto Campos Neto, the Americas director at Banco Santander, has been chosen as the next president of Brazil’s central bank (BCB) by President-elect Jair Bolsonaro.... Read More

* Brazil’s Vice President-elect Hamilton Mourão has said that the incoming government led by President-elect Jair Bolsonaro will analyse the privatising of BR Distribuidora, one of the largest subsidiaries of the state-owned oil firm Petrobras, once it assumes office in January 2019.... Read More

Development: On 15 November Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado hailed a ruling by the constitutional chamber (SC) of the supreme court (CSJ) which establishes a C$2.7m (US$4,341) monthly limit on pensions paid out under the state budget.... Read More

* According to the latest report from El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) the country received US$4.5bn in family remittances in the first ten months of 2018, up 9.1% on the same period last year.... Read More

Development: On 15 November Mexico’s supreme court (SCJN) ruled that the Ley de Seguridad Interna, the recently approved internal security law, is unconstitutional.... Read More

* Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 8%, citing concerns over rising inflationary pressures.... Read More

* Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released its latest inflation figures, which show that the national inflation rate increased by 45.9% year-on-year in October.... Read More