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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 14 February 2020
From Latin American Weekly Report
Diego García-Sayán, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, voiced concern on 6 February over “the use of judicial and fiscal institutions for the purpose of political persecution” in Bolivia.... Read More
Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela on 11 February.... Read More
Colombia’s President Iván Duque has faced no shortage of challenges in recent months - but even by these tumultuous standards the past week has been particularly gruelling, with two ongoing struggles reaching a simultaneous crescendo.... Read More
Just as Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra was looking to accelerate his anti-corruption political and judicial reform agenda with a new congress, his energy and mines minister, Juan Carlos Liu, suddenly resigned in a scandal involving the disgraced Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.... Read More
From LatinNews Daily
On 13 February, Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra swore-in four new ministers, to replace those who have resigned following recent developments in the long-running Odebrecht corruption scandal.... Read More
* Venezuela’s central bank (BCV) has announced that the country’s gold reserves fell by 15.52% in 2019, from US$5.67bn down to US$4.79bn.... Read More
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