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LatinNews Daily - 24 August 2021

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On 23 August, a total of nine people registered their presidential candidacies ahead of the formal close of the registration period for Chile’s 21 November general election.... Read More
Andean
On 23 August Colombia’s President Iván Duque embarked on a three-day state visit to South Korea, as part of an effort to increase trade and investment flows with the Asian country.... Read More
* Peru’s national statistics institute (Inei) has published the country’s latest GDP figures, revealing that the economy grew by 41.9% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, when Peru was deep in the throes of its coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic.... Read More
Brazil
On 23 August Brazil’s supreme court magistrate (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, dismissed charges filed by two senators against the attorney general, Augusto Aras, for failing to perform his duties by omitting to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for a series of alleged irregularities. Analysis:... Read More
* Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has begun producing oil and natural gas at the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Carioca, the largest of its kind in Brazil.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 23 August Salvadorean investigative media, El Faro, published a report citing an investigation which found the Nuevas Ideas (NI) government led by President Nayib Bukele held negotiations in maximum-security prisons in 2020 with El Salvador’s three main street gangs.... Read More
* Costa Rica has formally requested the establishment of an arbitration panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in relation to a dispute with Panama regarding measures imposed by Panama that restrict or prohibit the import of products such as strawberries, dairy products, meat products, pineapples, and bananas from Costa Rica.... Read More
Mexico
On 23 August grassroots groups and relatives of missing persons marched in Mexico City (CDMX) to demand that the Mexican government do more to investigate enforced disappearances.... Read More
* The international credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has released a report warning of increased “financial pressure” on Mexican states that are rated 'Baa1' (moderate credit risk) with a 'negative' outlook, due to expenses related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
Southern Cone
* Argentina’s economy ministry has announced that it has received US$4.3bn from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the expansion of its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) programme.... Read More

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