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LatinNews Daily - 10 September 2021

Main Briefing
On 9 September Argentina’s ruling coalition Frente de Todos (FdT) and the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) coalitions held separate public rallies to wind up their campaigns for the legislative primaries due to be held on Sunday (12 September).... Read More
Andean
On 9 September Colombia’s information technology and communications minister, Karen Abudinen, tendered her resignation after being embroiled in a corruption scandal.... Read More
* Peru’s central bank (BCRP) has raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 1%.... Read More
Brazil
On 9 September, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a public note backtracking on the aggressive discourse he used during demonstrations in his support two days earlier and saying that he never intended to attack the other branches of government. ... Read More
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest figures for the consumer price index (IPCA), which show that monthly inflation stood at 0.87% in August.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 9 September Honduras’ attorney general’s office confirmed that Marco Bográn and Alex Moraes, both accused of corruption linked to the purchase of seven mobile hospitals in relation to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, would face trial on 30 November.... Read More
* Guatemala’s central bank (Banguat) has released new figures which show remittances to the country totalled US$1.39bn in August 2021 – a new monthly record.... Read More
Mexico
On 9 September, a Mexican delegation hailed as a “success” the relaunch of the US-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), which was held in Washington DC that same day.... Read More
* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released its latest figures on the national consumer price index (INPC), which show that monthly inflation stood at 0.19% in August.... Read More
Southern Cone
* Paraguay’s minister for public works & communications (MOPC), Arnoldo Wiens, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with his South Korean counterpart, Noh Hyeong-ouk, for the construction of a light-rail commuter train connecting the capital Asunción with the nearby town of Ypacaraí.... Read More

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