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Weekly Report - 07 January 2021 (WR-21-01)

LEADER
Few of the anniversaries of the Cuban Revolution celebrated on 1 January have been as momentous as the 62nd.... Read More
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
In a statement published on 6 January, the high representative for foreign affairs of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, expressed “deep regret” that Venezuela’s new government-led national assembly had “assumed its mandate on 5 January on the basis of non-democratic elections”, and he stated the EU’s support for all those “striving to bring back democracy to Venezuela, including in particular [opposition leader] Juan Guaidó and other representatives of the outgoing national assembly elected in 2015”.... Read More
Bolivians are gearing up for the country’s third elections in as many years.... Read More
As the clock ticks down towards Ecuador’s 7 February general election, the confusion that has come to characterise the preparations for this vote has by no means dissipated.... Read More
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
On 1 January, new and re-elected mayors were sworn in across Brazil for a four-year term.... Read More
The Argentine government led by President Alberto Fernández may be facing midterm legislative elections this year, but this has not stopped it from advancing some controversial initiatives.... Read More
The revelations about dubious dealings involving Paraguay’s state-owned oil firm (Petropar) forced the resignation of a senior Paraguayan government official over the Christmas period.... Read More
MEXICO & USMCA
A massive blackout affecting more than 10m Mexicans in a third of the country’s states on 28 December has set the stage for a fierce debate between the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the political opposition, led by the main right-wing opposition Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), over renewable energy in Mexico.... Read More
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
“Another step…moving the country further away from the rule of law”.... Read More
The recent murders of two indigenous environmental activists have reignited existing concerns about the dangers facing human rights defenders (HRDs) in Honduras, which NGOs like Global Witness already note is particularly high.... Read More
EL SALVADOR | Bukele blasts budget.... Read More
POSTSCRIPT
Three people died, including a minor, when agricultural workers clashed with police during protests on 30 December.... Read More
“What must be revised will be revised and what must or can be corrected will be corrected.”... Read More

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