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LatinNews Daily - 03 July 2025
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- ARGENTINA/REGION: Mercosur seals deal with Europe’s Efta bloc
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noboa concludes diplomatic tour in Italy
- In brief: Bolivia’s inflation surges again
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula reaffirms need for tax hikes
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production drops in monthly terms
Central America & Caribbean
- EL SALVADOR: Prison torture claims set to fan rights concerns
- In brief: Remittances to El Salvador up
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t denies security bills permit State spying
- In brief: Vehicle sales down in Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Paraguay posts zero monthly inflation again
On 2 July the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) announced the conclusion of negotiations for a trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (Efta), comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, on the first day of its summit in Argentina.
LatinNews Daily - 02 July 2025
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- COSTA RICA: Top court moves against Chaves
Andean
- VENEZUELA: OHCHR chief declared persona non grata
- In brief: Bolivia’s international reserves tick up
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t challenges congress in court over suspended tax rises
- In brief: Brazil’s government increases funding for agribusiness
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Inflation picks up in Honduras
Mexico
- MEXICO: Congress approves security package
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico down year-on-year in May
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Gov’t seeks to reduce political fragmentation
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity up year-on-year, falls in monthly terms
On 1 July Costa Rica’s supreme court (CSJ) sent a request to the 57-member unicameral legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity from prosecution to be investigated for corruption.
LatinNews Daily - 01 July 2025
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- ECUADOR: Correa’s former VP sentenced for corruption
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador lands Chinese and Spanish energy investments
Brazil
- BRAZIL: High-profile judge oversees appeal to restore tax hikes
- In brief: Brazil’s primary deficit shrinks year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: US toughens stance on Cuba
- In brief: CAF approves first green liquidity line for Costa Rica
Mexico
- MEXICO: Senate passes national guard bill
- In brief: Mexico hails reduction in US remittance tax proposal
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei suffers big YPF setback
- In brief: Argentina’s economic activity picks up
On 30 June Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas (2013-2017), who served under Rafael Correa (2007-2017), was sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption.