LatinNews Daily - 11 August 2022

On 10 August El Salvador extradited two Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members to the US, amid growing information about human rights violations during the country’s four-month-long state of emergency.... Read More

On 10 August, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, said he was “closely following” the Ecuadorean government’s refusal to comply with a judicial ruling ordering the release of imprisoned former vice president Jorge Glas (2013-2017).... Read More

* Bolivia’s central bank (BCB) has announced that the country received US$724m in remittances during the first six months of this year, representing a 5.9% increase on the same period in 2021 and a record high for the period.... Read More

On 10 August the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE), Brazil’s top electoral authority, ordered YouTube to take down a campaign advertisement of former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) for apparent slander against his main rival, President Jair Bolsonaro.... Read More

* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the findings of its monthly retail survey, showing that retail sales declined by 1.4% in June compared to May.... Read More

* Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves has announced that the country will request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).... Read More

On 10 August, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a work visit to Nuevo León to address the water shortages afflicting the state.... Read More

* Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that his government will invest M$30bn (US$1.5bn) to boost internet access across the country.... Read More

On 10 August Elisa Carrió, the leader of the Coalición Cívica (CC), which forms part of Argentina’s Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) right-of-centre opposition coalition, triggered a round of political infighting by accusing her colleagues of corruption and of behind-the-scenes negotiations with the government led by President Alberto Fernández.... Read More

* Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa has announced a 15.53% increase in all pensions from September, which he said will benefit more than 16m people.... Read More