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LatinNews Daily - 11 August 2021
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On 10 August, a vote in Brazil’s federal chamber of deputies on a reform to the country’s electronic voting system fell short of the three-fifths majority needed to be approved, thus resulting in the archival of the reform.... Read More
Andean
On 10 August Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso insisted that he would not cave in to the unilateral “impositions” of certain social groups.... Read More
* Peru’s tourism & foreign trade minister, Roberto Sánchez, has reported that the country’s exports totalled US$24.44bn in the first six months of 2021.... Read More
Brazil
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest figures on inflation, which grew 0.96% in July compared with June.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 10 August Guatemala’s association of infectious diseases (Agei) warned that the coronavirus (Covid-19) is out of control in the country and called on the government led by President Alejandro Giammattei to take action.... Read More
* Costa Rica’s foreign trade minister, Andrés Valenciano, has hailed the launch of operations by Chilean specialised digital services company, Imagemaker, which will operate a regional service centre for technology consulting projects in Costa Rica.... Read More
Mexico
On 10 August Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador insisted on a complete overhaul of Mexico’s federal electoral tribunal (TEPJF).... Read More
* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released new figures showing that the country received 3.12m international tourists in June 2021, a 211% increase on the 1m foreign tourists that visited the country in June 2020.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 10 August subsistence farmers, teachers, and doctors staged protest marches in Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, to pressure the government into accepting their respective economic demands.... Read More
* Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera has announced a further extension to the ‘universal emergency family income’ (IFE universal) financial assistance scheme that was set up to help vulnerable families during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
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- BRAZIL: Printed ballot reform definitively defeated
- ECUADOR: Lasso defiant ahead of fuel protests
- In brief: Peru sees historically high exports
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation accelerates
- GUATEMALA: Government urged to take action over coronavirus
- In brief: Regional digital services centre to be installed in Costa Rica
- MEXICO: López Obrador pushes for overhaul of electoral court
- In brief: Mexico’s international tourism continues to recover
- PARAGUAY: Pressure groups besiege government
- In brief: Chile further extends pandemic support