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LatinNews Daily - 17 June 2019
Main Briefing
On 17 June, Guatemala’s electoral court (TSE) released preliminary results from the general election which took place the previous day.... Read More
Andean
On 14 June, Sweden’s foreign ministry confirmed that it is hosting talks between “key international players” aimed at finding a common strategy to promote a peaceful and democratic solution to Venezuela’s political crisis.... Read More
* The Colombian government led by President Iván Duque has announced the indefinite closure of the Vía al Llano highway according to official statements by the government’s risk management department.... Read More
Brazil
On 16 June, Joaquim Levy resigned as the head of Brazil’s national development bank (BNDES).... Read More
* Brazil’s agriculture ministry (Mapa) says it has asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to investigate Indonesia for its barriers to Brazilian chicken exports.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
* According to the most recent figures from El Salvador’s central bank (BCR), remittances to El Salvador totalled US$2.28bn in the first five months of 2019, up 3.8% on the same period of 2018.... Read More
Mexico
On 14 June, Mexico’s national migration institute (INM) announced the resignation of its commissioner, Tonatiuh Guillén López.... Read More
* Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced the rehabilitation of a fertilizer plant in Camago, a city in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 16 June, four Argentine provinces held gubernatorial elections despite a nationwide electricity blackout, which produced victories for the opposition Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronists) and its radical Kirchnerista wing.... Read More
* Three unions operating at the Chuquicamata copper mine in Antofagasta Region, which is operated by Chile's state-owned mining company Codelco, have begun a strike to demand better working conditions and benefits.... Read More
Washington Watch
Brazil: On 7 June, despite pressure from the US, Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourão told journalists that Chinese telecommunications company Huawei would not be excluded from operating Brazil’s fifth generation cellular network (‘5G’ network).... Read More
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- GUATEMALA: Preliminary results show Torres ahead as Guatemala heads for run-off
- VENEZUELA: International community seeks common ground on crisis
- In brief: Colombia
- BRAZIL: Head of state development bank resigns
- In brief: Brazil
- In brief: El Salvador
- MEXICO: Shake up in migration institute leadership
- In brief: Mexico
- ARGENTINA: Gov’t looks for electoral optimism amid electricity blackout
- In brief: Chile
- Brazil ignores US call to ban Huawei