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LatinNews Daily - 14 June 2019

Main Briefing
On 13 June, Leopoldo Guerra, the director of the electoral authority (TSE)’s citizens’ registry in Guatemala, announced he was taking leave for 15 days for “health reasons”.... Read More
Andean
On 13 June Colombia’s national chamber of deputies decisively voted against censuring Defence Minister Guillermo Botero.... Read More
* According to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), Venezuela’s oil production has declined to 741,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, a decrease of 35,000 bpd from April.... Read More
Brazil
On 13 June, retired army general Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was dismissed as minister for the secretary of government (Segov) by Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.... Read More
* China has allowed beef exports from Brazil to resume, Brazil’s agriculture minister Tereza Cristina da Costa Dias has announced.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
* Carla Alvanés, a lawyer for Alba Petróleos de El Salvador, a subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), has called an investigation into the company “political persecution”.... Read More
Mexico
On 13 June, Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard stood by the new immigration policies decided under threat of US tariffs, despite criticism received from NGOs and other politicians.... Read More
* Mexico’s national hydrocarbons commission (CNH) has confirmed the cancellation of a tender for partners to carry out exploration and extraction activities for Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company, in seven onshore areas (principally gas reserves).... Read More
Southern Cone
On 13 June, Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera conducted an extensive cabinet reshuffle. Analysis:... Read More
* Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released the latest figures for the national consumer price index (CPI), which show that monthly inflation increased by 3.1% in May compared to April.... Read More

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