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LatinNews Daily - 20 November 2020
Main Briefing
On 19 November the director general of Chile’s Carabineros militarised police, Mario Rozas, tendered his resignation.... Read More
Andean
On 19 November, Peru’s constitutional court (TC) declared inadmissible an appeal against the impeachment of former president Martín Vizcarra.... Read More
* Néstor Luna, the lead official in the merger process between Ecuador’s two state-owned oil companies, Petroecuador and Petroamazonas, has reported that the merged company (which will keep the Petroecuador name) will aim to list shares on the stock market once the merger process is complete.... Read More
Brazil
On 19 November, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would not “accuse any country of committing a crime”, having previously threatened to reveal a list of countries supposedly responsible for importing illegally-felled Brazilian timber.... Read More
* Brazil’s civil aviation secretary, Ronei Glanzmann, has said that the domestic aviation sector is expected to operate this December at 80% of the capacity registered during the same month last year, before the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 19 November the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, issued a statement expressing concern about “continuous attacks” against members of Guatemala’s constitutional court (CC).... Read More
* The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), which helps limit the financial impact of natural hazard events on Caribbean and Central American governments by providing short-term liquidity when required, has announced that it will make a pay-out of US$10.7m to the Nicaraguan government following the passage of Hurricane Eta.... Read More
Mexico
On 19 November Mexico’s senate approved a bill which proposes the legalisation and regulation of recreational cannabis.... Read More
* Multinational furniture retailer Ikea has announced it will open its first physical store in Mexico in early 2021 at the Encuentro Oceanía city mall in Mexico City (CDMX).... Read More
Southern Cone
* Argentina’s economy ministry has announced that it successfully placed Ar$210.5bn (US$2.6bn) in peso-denominated treasury bonds on the domestic financial market, maturing in August 2021, March 2022, and May 2022.... Read More
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- CHILE: Carabineros chief resigns over violence
- PERU: Impeachment ruling fails to resolve constitutional controversy
- In brief: Ecuador plans stock market listing for state-owned oil company
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro tones down threats over illegal logging
- In brief: Brazil’s aviation activity set to pick up in December
- GUATEMALA: UN rapporteur expresses concern about attacks on CC judges
- In brief: New pay-out for Nicaragua in response to Eta
- MEXICO: Senate approves bill to legalise recreational cannabis
- In brief: Ikea to open first physical store in Mexico
- In brief: Another successful bond placement in Argentina