LatinNews Daily - 04 December 2019

On 3 December Argentina’s president-elect Alberto Fernández revealed the first two members of his cabinet one week ahead of taking office and attended a meeting of his Frente de Todos coalition in the federal lower chamber of congress.... Read More

On 3 December Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Áñez dismissed Jerjes Justiniano as her minister for the presidency, replacing him with public works minister Yerko Núñez.... Read More

*Colombia’s national statistics institute (Dane) has released export figures for October, with the total value of US$3.32bn representing an 11.9% decrease compared to October 2018.... Read More

On 3 December, Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) released figures for third quarter growth, according to which quarterly GDP grew 0.6% in July-September 2019. ... Read More

* The Brazilian government led by President Jair Bolsonaro has included three conservation areas and major tourist destinations in its privatisation and concessions programme, known as the investment partnerships programme (PPI), and in its national divestment programme (PND).... Read More

On 3 December El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele met China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing.... Read More

* Panama’s cabinet council has approved two decrees authorising the economy and finance ministry (MEF) to pay off debts worth US$944m with national creditors as part of efforts to revive the economy.... Read More

On 3 December, Mexico’s federal electoral tribunal (TEPJF) issued a technical opinion that the Baja California state legislature’s decision to extend the term of incumbent governor Jaime Bonilla by three years was unconstitutional.... Read More

* Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said that his government is in contact with Democrat lawmakers in the US over their concerns with the implementation of a labour reform under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), rejecting the need for external oversight as the Mexican government is fully committed to the enforcement of new labour rules.... Read More

* Paraguay’s 80-member chamber of deputies has approved its own version of the draft budget for 2020, rejecting the version approved last week by the senate.... Read More