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LatinNews Daily - 21 August 2019
Main Briefing
On 20 August, Venezuela’s de facto president, Nicolás Maduro, publicly confirmed that his administration has been in contact with top US government officials to discuss potential resolutions for Venezuela’s political, economic, and social crisis.... Read More
Andean
* Government officials from Ecuador and the United Kingdom (UK) have discussed ways to strengthen their bilateral relationship in areas of trade and investment.... Read More
Brazil
On 20 August, a police sniper killed a man who had hijacked a bus on the Rio de Janeiro-Niterói bridge after a three-hour stand-off that brought parts of the city of Rio de Janeiro to a standstill.... Read More
* Senator Roberto Rocha, the rapporteur for tax reform in the Brazilian senate’s constitution, justice & citizenship committee, has announced that the committee will vote on the government’s tax reform proposal within the next 45 days.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 20 August Rodolfo Parker, a national legislator for the opposition Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC), presented a formal proposal for the creation of an international commission against impunity and corruption for El Salvador (Cicies).... Read More
* El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released new figures which show remittances totalled US$3.23bn in the first seven months of 2019, up 3.9% on the same period in 2018.... Read More
Mexico
On 20 August, thousands of indigenous people marched in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of Mexico's Chiapas state.... Read More
* Mexico’s economy ministry has released preliminary figures on foreign direct investment (FDI) which show FDI to Mexico was up 1.5% in the first six months of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 20 August, Paraguay’s main opposition Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA) failed in its attempt to impeach President Mario Abdo Benítez, Vice President Hugo Velázquez, and Finance Minister Benigno López in the lower chamber of congress.... Read More
* Some 250 tomato growers in Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú department, have staged demonstrations and blockaded roads in protest at the lack of action taken by the Paraguayan authorities to stop tomato smuggling from Argentina, which they claim is killing national production.... Read More
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- VENEZUELA: Maduro confirms contacts with US gov’t
- In brief – Ecuador and UK discuss trade and investment
- BRAZIL: Police shooting of bus hijacker celebrated by Bolsonaro
- In brief: Brazil’s senate committee to vote on tax reform within 45 days
- EL SALVADOR: Debate continues over new anti-impunity committee
- In brief: Remittances to El Salvador up 3.9% in first seven months
- MEXICO: López Obrador faces indigenous protests
- In brief – Mexico’s FDI up 1.5% in first half of 2019
- PARAGUAY: Abdo Benítez survives impeachment motion
- In brief – Paraguay’s farmers protest over tomatoes