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LatinNews Daily - 05 July 2019

Main Briefing
On 4 July, El Salvador’s 84-member unicameral national legislature approved changes to the budget which reassigns US$30.98m to security, including supporting the armed forces (FAES) in undertaking citizen security tasks.... Read More
Andean
On 4 July, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, submitted a report on the state of human rights in Venezuela following her recent visit to the country.... Read More
* Colombia’s foreign ministry has confirmed that the Japanese government has donated US$4.5m to the Colombian government to assist with the pressures due to migration by Venezuelans.... Read More
Brazil
On 4 July, Rio de Janeiro state's civil police and organised crime unit (Gaeco) arrested 42 people in the city of Itaboraí, in the north-east of Rio’s metropolitan area, as part of an operation against local militia.... Read More
* A special committee in Brazil’s federal chamber of deputies has approved a pension reform proposal with 36 votes in favour and 13 against, paving the way for it to be voted upon in the plenary chamber next week.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
* El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released new figures which show that in the first quarter of 2019 foreign direct investment (FDI) to El Salvador reached US$177.3m, with a majority of investment going towards El Salvador’s industry, transport, and financial services.... Read More
Mexico
On 4 July, opposition deputies in Mexico’s chamber of deputies urged the federal government to resolve the conflict at the federal police (PF) and to avoid further confrontation with the protesting PF officers.... Read More
* A local NGO working on sustainable forestry, Consejo Civil Mexicano para la Silvicultura Sostenible (CCMSS), has warned that over the past 30 years four economic sectors in the Yucatán Peninsula - real estate, tourism, agriculture industry, and energy - have led to an overurbanisation and overdevelopment of the area that has put certain ecosystems at risk and threatens the way of life of multiple indigenous groups.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 4 July, a representative from Paraguay’s comptroller general’s office confirmed that the national directorate for public contracts (DNCP) has been asked to provide a report on the contracts awarded by the social security institute (IPS) in 2017-2018.... Read More
* In a press conference Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri revealed that his goverment is discussing with its Brazilian counterpart led by President Jair Bolsonaro, the possibility of joint negotiations to advance a free trade agreement with the US.... Read More

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