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LatinNews Daily - 07 April 2026
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- CUBA: Gov’t announces mass prisoner release
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Petro back under pressure over alleged links to 'Papá Pitufo'
- In brief: Head of Colombia’s Ecopetrol to take leave of absence
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Governors step down ahead of elections
- In brief: Brazil’s government expands measures to mitigate fuel price shocks
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Panama decries Chinese detention of vessels
Mexico
- MEXICO: Transport and agricultural workers restart protests
- In brief: GFCF down in Mexico
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Kast visits Argentina to strengthen ties
- In brief: Uruguay’s annual inflation slows
On 3 April US-based human rights NGO Cubalex expressed scepticism about the day-earlier announcement by Cuba’s government that it had decided to pardon and release 2,010 prisoners.
LatinNews Daily - 02 April 2026
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- VENEZUELA: US lifts sanctions on Rodríguez
Andean
- In brief: Colombia’s Petro proposes measures to mitigate Iran war impact
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Gov’t officially submits supreme court nomination
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras to aim for diesel self-sufficiency
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Díaz-Canel thanks Russia for solidarity
- In brief: El Salvador poverty levels drop to pre-pandemic levels
Mexico
- MEXICO: US relations expert tapped as new foreign minister
- In brief: Mexico’s gov’t predicts stronger growth in 2026
Southern Cone
- CHILE/ARGENTINA: Calls for extradition of former guerrilla leader
- In brief: Argentina’s tax take rises year-on-year in March
Publishing Note
- Publishing note
On 1 April the US government lifted its sanctions on Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez.
LatinNews Daily - 01 April 2026
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- BRAZIL: Lula picks same running mate for re-election bid
Andean
- PERU: Frontrunners square off in presidential debate
- In brief: Colombia’s government slams interest rate hike
Brazil
- In brief: Brazil’s job creation slows year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Gang carries out massacre ahead of GSF arrival
- In brief: Nicaragua’s exports increase
Mexico
- MEXICO: New charges against ex-official and alleged La Barredora head
- In brief: Mexico announces fuel price agreement
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Poverty rate improves but outlook remains murky
- In brief: Paraguay replaces economy minister
On 31 March Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the left-wing Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), announced that Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, of the centre-left Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB), will run on his ticket again for the presidential election in October.