LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 07 February 2020

On 6 February, Colombian fugitive and former national deputy (2014-2018) Aída Merlano told a Venezuelan court that a number of influential political figures - including Colombia’s President Iván Duque – had conspired to assassinate her, to silence accusations of political corruption.... Read More

* Peru’s national tax administration and customs agency (Sunat) has released a new report which estimates that tax evasion represents some PEN$15.9bn in lost revenue a year.... Read More

President Martín Vizcarra presented his government’s five priorities this week to representatives of the majority of the nine political parties that ended up winning seats in what will be the most fragmented congress since 2001 when deputies start work next month.... Read More

A six-hour ‘unity meeting’ on 1 February failed to unite the uneasy coalition of parties hoping to prevent the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) from returning to power in the 3 May elections, as no fewer than eight presidential candidates were registered with Bolivia’s electoral tribunal (TSE) on the 3 February deadline.... Read More

At the annual opening session of the supreme court (TSJ) on 31 January, Venezuela’s de facto president Nicolás Maduro commented that “it is time to accept that there are things here that do not work, not because of [US President Donald] Trump, but because of us”.... Read More