LatinNews Daily - 10 August 2022

On 9 August, Peru’s attorney general’s office issued an arrest warrant for President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law, Yenifer Paredes.... Read More

* Peru’s ministry of foreign trade and tourism (Mincetur) has announced that trade through free trade agreements (FTAs) reached US$54.05bn between January and June – an increase of 21.2% compared to the same period last year.... Read More

On 9 August Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to widen a tax exemption for the poorest income earners as part of the government platform presented during the official registration of his candidacy in the October election.... Read More

* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest consumer price index (IPCA), which shows monthly deflation of 0.68% in July.... Read More

On 9 August various civil society organisations, including Asamblea Social y Popular de Guatemala, blocked at least 11 highways at key points in Guatemala as part of a protest over the arrest of journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, government corruption, and the high cost of living.... Read More

* El Salvador’s national assembly has voted to approve a US$200m loan from the Central American development bank (BCIE), which Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said will be use to repurchase sovereign bonds expiring in 2023 and 2025.... Read More

On 9 August, criminals set fire to vehicles in Mexico’s Zapopan municipality in Jalisco state following a military operation, with the disruption spilling over into neighbouring Guanajuato state.... Read More

* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released its latest figures on the national consumer price index (INPC) which showed monthly inflation of 0.74% in July.... Read More

On 9 August Paraguay and Brazil, joint owners and operators of the giant Itaipú hydroelectric complex on the Paraná River, agreed to lower the price of the electricity it generates by 8.2% to US$20.75 per kilowatt hour (Kwh).... Read More

*Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa has announced the successful completion of a voluntary debt swap of peso-denominated bonds with maturities of up to 90 days for others maturing in 2023.... Read More