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LatinNews Daily - 06 July 2021

Main Briefing
On 5 July Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse named Ariel Henry as his new prime minister.... Read More
Andean
On 5 July the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced that it had rejected an appeal by Venezuela’s de facto government led by Nicolás Maduro that had sought to prevent an ICC investigation into human rights violations in Venezuela.... Read More
* Peru’s foreign trade & tourism minister, Claudia Cornejo, has announced that that Peru’s exports in the first five months of 2021 totalled US$19.67bn, up 43% on the same period in 2020.... Read More
Brazil
On 5 July a new opinion survey revealed a sharp increase in the disapproval rating of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his government.... Read More
* Brazil’s state-owned oil firm, Petrobras, has announced that its FPSO Carioca platform has departed for the Sépia oilfield, where it is expected to begin operations in August.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
* Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado has signed a law aimed at attracting investment, foreign pensioners, and generating employment.... Read More
Mexico
On 5 July the outgoing governor of Michoacán state, Silvano Aureoles, submitted documents said to contain evidence of how organised criminal organisations influenced the 6 June midterm elections to Mexico’s supreme court (SCJN).... Read More
* Mexico’s energy ministry (Sener) has announced that the state-owned oil company, Pemex, will operate the 'Zama' oil field located off the coast of Tabasco state in the Gulf of Mexico.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 5 July Paraguay’s senate summoned top security and justice officials to provide a briefing on the guerrilla threat in the north of the country following the murder of Jorge Ríos, who was reportedly abudcted by the Agrupación Campesina Armada (ACA) guerrilla group. ... Read More
* Uruguay’s national institute of statistics (INE) has released the latest consumer price index figures (IPC), which show that the monthly inflation rate for June stood at 0.67%, bringing the accumulated rate to 4.75% so far this year and the 12-month figure to 7.33%, slightly above the government’s target range of between 3%-7%.... Read More

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