“The balance of powers is the bridge between the rule of law and democracy. Votes of confidence, [congressional] hearings, and motions of censure should not be used to create political instability.”
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo announces a major cabinet reshuffle.
“Under a policy of pillage and plunder begun under neoliberalism, foreign [companies] came and thought Mexico was a land of conquest. And they plundered us just like during colonial times.”
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on his government’s determination to reverse the previous government’s 2013 energy reform.
“It is unethical to have accounts in tax havens to evade financial charges. If the account belongs to an economic authority and has been declared, it may well be legal, but it is serious. If there have been any financial transactions, it’s misconduct in office. If they used non-public information, it’s a crime. If it is not investigated, it’s collusion!”
Brazilian opposition politician Fernando Haddad responds to the mention of the economy minister, Paulo Guedes, and the central bank president, Roberto Campos Neto, in the Pandora Papers.