LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 28 February 2020

On 27 February, Colombia’s President Iván Duque condemned a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the country’s security crisis as “an interference in sovereignty”.... Read More

* The Venezuelan government has announced that private companies will be allowed to issue securities in foreign currencies, the latest step in the increasing deregulation of the Venezuelan economy.... Read More

The opening of a preliminary investigation into accusations of corruption and electoral fraud against Colombia’s President Iván Duque, announced by the attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, on 24 February, represents an unwelcome additional challenge for a government already struggling to juggle a diverse array of crises and criticisms.... Read More

As Bolivia’s multitude of presidential candidates fight to make their mark in a crowded electoral contest, their efforts continue to be overshadowed by the political narrative surrounding former president Evo Morales (2006-2019).... Read More

Venezuela’s de facto president Nicolás Maduro has declared an emergency in the state-run oil company Pdvsa.... Read More

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Ecuador’s mining sector as well as the government led by President Lenín Moreno will have breathed a collective sigh of relief on 21 February when the constitutional court (CC) rejected a request by the prefect of Azuay, Yaku Pérez Guartambel, to stage a referendum on whether the province should be declared a mining-free zone.... Read More