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LatinNews Daily - 07 September 2020

Main Briefing
On 6 September, the three presidential frontrunners in Bolivia’s 18 October general election all marked the start of the official campaigning period with online launch events.... Read More
Andean
*Colombia’s national statistics institute (Dane) has released figures which show that the country saw monthly deflation of 0.01% in August, bringing annual inflation to 1.88%.... Read More
Brazil
On 6 September, demonstrations in support of the ‘Lava Jato’ (Car Wash) anti-corruption operation took place in a number of cities across Brazil.... Read More
* Brazil’s economy ministry has presented the fiscal impact of its response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which is now estimated to push the central government’s primary deficit to R$866.4bn (US$163.5bn) in 2020, or 12.1% of GDP (the initial fiscal target had been a primary deficit of R$124.1bn).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 4 September El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele denied claims published the previous day by investigative media El Faro that his government had been negotiating with the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang – one of the country’s two main street gangs.... Read More
* Guatemala’s central bank (Banguat) has released new figures which show that remittances to Guatemala continue to show signs of recovery, having slumped earlier this year due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the employment situation in the US, which provides the source of most remittances.... Read More
Mexico
On 4 September Mexico’s national electoral institute (INE) dealt a blow to former president Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) by rejecting an application to register his México Libre movement as a political party.... Read More
* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released new figures which show that 77,092 cars were sold in August, a 28.66% drop on August 2019.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 6 September, the Paraguayan government announced it no longer has confidence in the representative Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in South America, Jan Jarab, for “irresponsibly” questioning the actions of the Paraguayan security forces during a deadly operation targeting the Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP) insurgent guerrilla group.... Read More
*Argentina’s economy ministry has announced that it achieved 98.8% acceptance of its proposed restructuring of some US$41.7bn of foreign currency debt issued under local law.... Read More
Washington Watch
Venezuela: On 3 September US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued a statement following the 31 August announcement by the Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro of its decision to ‘pardon’ 110 political opposition figures that have been imprisoned or gone into exile.... Read More

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