LatinNews Daily - 09 September 2021

On 8 September Ecuador’s government struck a technical accord with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... Read More

* The Bolivian government has promulgated a law that allows citizens to make a total or partial withdrawal from their privately held pension funds to help overcome the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More

On 8 September, Brazil’s infrastructure ministry announced that at least 16 of the country’s 27 states were affected by road blocks, as lorry drivers who support President Jair Bolsonaro have mobilised in a disparate continuation of the pro-Bolsonaro rallies held a day earlier.... Read More

* Brazil’s national association of automobile manufacturers (Anfavea) has released its production figures for August, which show that 164,000 units were manufactured in the country that month, a 0.3% increase on the number of vehicles produced in July.... Read More

On 8 September Panama’s construction workers’ union, Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de la Construcción y Similares (Suntracs), and other unionists staged protests in the capital Panama City.... Read More

* An independent legislator, Gabriel Silva, has introduced a legislative bill which would regulate the use of cryptocurrency within Panama, recognising bitcoin as a national alternative payment method.... Read More

On 8 September Mexico’s finance minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O submitted the federal government’s 2022 budget proposal to congress.... Read More

* Mexico’s finance minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O has defended the government’s expectations that the country’s economy will continue to grow strongly next year, after the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic caused GDP to contract by 8.2% in 2020.... Read More

On 8 September Chile’s prosecutor general’s office published a report concluding that major Mexican drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), including the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the Sinaloa DTO, are stepping up their presence in Chile.... Read More

* Chile’s national statistics institute (INE) has reported that the country’s consumer price index (IPC) rose 0.4% in August 2021, driven by price increases in housing, basic services, and hospitality.... Read More