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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 27 March 2020
From LatinNews Daily
On 26 March, US Attorney General William Barr issued charges of “narco-terrorism” against Venezuela’s de facto president, Nicolás Maduro, and other leading government officials, offering a US$15m reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest.... Read More
* Peru’s Economy & Finance Minister María Antonieta Alva has said that the government has PEN5bn (US$1.41bn) guaranteed for the 'economic revival phase', once the 15-day general quarantine – imposed on 16 March to prevent the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country – comes to an end.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
The coronavirus pandemic has spawned much debate, and no shortage of media coverage, about the threat posed to fragile public health systems across Latin America and the likely economic impact on the region.... Read More
Venezuela’s de facto president Nicolás Maduro delivered a national address on 22 March during which he announced, among other things, the suspension of all capital and interest payments for the space of six months in the face of the coronavirus threat.... Read More
President Iván Duque was forced to declare a national ‘prisons emergency’ after the Colombian prison service (Inpec) drew significant criticism for its violent suppression of protests in prisons across the country on the night of 21 March.... Read More
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