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LatinNews Daily - 16 August 2022
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- COLOMBIA: Optimism following preliminary talks with ELN
Andean
- In brief: Inflation slows in Venezuela
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula holds ground in latest poll
- In brief: Economic activity rises in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- EL SALVADOR: Gov’t ally defends state of emergency
- In brief: Remittances to Honduras surge
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador downplays security concerns
- In brief: Mexico and Canada open talks to discuss closer economic ties
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Ortega blasts Fernández over cargo plane
- In brief: Uruguay hails first import of Brazilian bone-in meat
On 15 August, the leader of Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group, Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro (‘Antonio García’), heralded preliminary talks with President Gustavo Petro’s government as “an important step” towards a peace agreement.
LatinNews Daily - 15 August 2022
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- PARAGUAY: Velásquez presidential bid shot down by US
Andean
- ECUADOR: Troops deployed to Guayaquil following ‘terrorist’ attack
- In brief: Industrial production rises in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula and Bolsonaro face off on welfare
- In brief: Brazil authorises public-private partnerships for uranium extraction
Central America & Caribbean
- NICARAGUA: OAS issues new resolution condemning Ortega gov’t
- In brief: Panama private sector urges delay to medicine price cuts
Mexico
- MEXICO: Violence erupts in Baja California
- In brief: New reduction to fuel subsidies in Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile launches tender process for lithium mining
Washington Watch
- USAID chief notes “differences” with Petro administration
On 12 August Paraguay’s Vice President Hugo Velásquez announced that he was resigning and abandoning his 2023 presidential ambitions after the US government banned him, his family members, and an associate from entering the US for alleged involvement in “significant corruption”.
LatinNews Daily - 12 August 2022
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- COLOMBIA: New gov’t restores ties with Venezuela and seeks ELN talks
ANDEAN
- In brief: Sharp drop in Venezuelan oil production
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro trashes pro-democracy letter
- In brief: Brazil reduces grain harvest forecast
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- EL SALVADOR: Chief electoral judge ducks re-election questions
- In brief: BCIE bond dedicated to Taiwan’s support for Central America
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Day of terror in Ciudad Juárez
- In brief: Interest rates raised again in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- CHILE: Government offers concessions on new constitution
- In brief: Argentina’s inflation continues to climb
On 11 August, Colombia’s new left-wing government led by President Gustavo Petro moved on two key election pledges, restoring diplomatic relations with Venezuela and opening the door to negotiations with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group.
LatinNews Daily - 11 August 2022
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- EL SALVADOR: Gang members extradited to US
ANDEAN
- ECUADOR: Heightened scrutiny over gov’t refusal to release Glas
- In brief: Remittances up in Bolivia
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Electoral court takes swipe at Lula too
- In brief: Retail trade drops in Brazil
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- In brief: Costa Rica seeks to join Trans-Pacific trade deal
MEXICO
- MEXICO: López Obrador to visit water-scarce Nuevo León
- In brief: Mexico announces internet investment
SOUTHERN CONE
- ARGENTINA: Carrió hurls hand grenade into opposition coalition
- In brief: Argentina boosts pension pay
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.
LatinNews Daily - 10 August 2022
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- PERU: Castillo’s sister-in-law goes on the run
ANDEAN
- In brief: Peru increases trade through FTAs
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro pledges tax break for poor
- In brief: Brazil records historic monthly deflation
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- GUATEMALA: Anti-Giammattei protesters block highways
- In brief: El Salvador approves US$200m loan for bond buybacks
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Chaos erupts in Jalisco and Guanajuato
- In brief: Inflation remains high in Mexico
SOUTHERN CONE
- PARAGUAY: Itaipú electricity tariff lowered
- In brief: Argentina completes debt swap
On 9 August, Peru’s attorney general’s office issued an arrest warrant for President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law, Yenifer Paredes.
LatinNews Daily - 09 August 2022
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- COLOMBIA: New government presents tax reform bill
ANDEAN
- In brief: Oil and gas production drops in Peru
BRAZIL
- BRAZIL: Electoral court stands up to military
- In brief: Poverty rising in Brazil’s biggest cities
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- GUATEMALA: Journalists in the crosshairs
- In brief: Costa Rica and Ecuador begin FTA talks
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Pushback as López Obrador plans to sidestep reform results
- In brief: Mexico celebrates US decision on EV tax credits
SOUTHERN CONE
- CHILE: Foreign minister plays down airspace dispute with Argentina
- In brief: Inflation in Chile continues to mount
On 8 August, Colombia’s new left-wing government led by President Gustavo Petro presented a tax reform bill as its first major piece of legislation.
LatinNews Daily - 08 August 2022
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- COLOMBIA: Petro takes office
ANDEAN
- In brief: Peru’s Castillo rejects PM resignation, changes finance minister
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula foreign policy to focus on South
- In brief: Brazilian vehicle production picks up in July
Central America & Caribbean
- ST KITTS & NEVIS: Opposition wins snap election
- In brief: Honduras’s annual inflation continues to rise
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador under pressure over collapsed mine
- In brief: Mexico’s gov’t reduces fuel subsidies
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Massa gains control of energy secretariat
- In brief: Experts sharply raise inflation forecast in Argentina
Washington Watch
- Mexico’s Jalisco exports first avocado shipment to US
On 7 August, Gustavo Petro was inaugurated as Colombia’s first left-wing president.
LatinNews Daily - 05 August 2022
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- VENEZUELA: 17 sentenced for assassination attempt against Maduro
Andean
- In brief: New transport deals hailed in Colombia's capital
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Presidential candidate drops out, backs Lula
- In brief: Oil and gas production falls in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: Process underway for appointing new supreme court
- In brief: Costa Rica’s Chaves promises to cap fuel prices
Mexico
- MEXICO: Morena touts internal election success
- In brief: Brewery granted water concessions in Mexico amid shortages
Southern Cone
- URUGUAY: PIT-CNT to plan another strike, against pension reform
- In brief: Tourist flights return to Chile’s Easter Island
On 4 August, a Venezuelan court imprisoned 17 people for participating in an assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro in 2018.
LatinNews Daily - 04 August 2022
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- PERU: Prime minister resigns
Andean
- In brief: Colombia’s coffee production and exports fall
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Guedes pledges tax cut amid tight budget
- In brief: Brazil hikes interest rates again
Central America & Caribbean
- NICARAGUA: More moves to silence the media and Catholic Church
- In brief: Cuba seeks to undercut informal currency market
Mexico
- MEXICO: Another journalist killed in Mexico
- In brief: Mexico’s Ebrard travels to Bolivia for lithium talks
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Short on detail, Massa launches economic plan
- In brief: Uruguay to export sorghum to China
On 3 August, Peru’s Prime Minister Aníbal Torres resigned, in a move that is likely to force a wider reshuffle of President Pedro Castillo’s cabinet.
LatinNews Daily - 03 August 2022
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- CUBA: Gov’t feels the heat over electricity outages
Andean
- BOLIVIA: Coca union dispute flares again
- In brief: Director of Ecuador’s state oil company resigns
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula details more economic policies
- In brief: Industrial production falls in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: DR claims new monthly record for tourists
Mexico
- MEXICO: FGR investigates Peña Nieto for corruption
- In brief: Mexican gov’t hails success of anti-inflation plan
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Tren de Aragua criminal group stokes debate
- In brief: Inflation slows in Paraguay
On 2 August dozens of people staged protests on a ring-road surrounding Cuba’s capital Havana in protest at electricity shortages.
LatinNews Daily - 02 August 2022
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- COLOMBIA: Transition report outlines early priorities for Petro
Andean
- In brief: Inflation remains high in Peru
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro mocks pro-democracy movement
- In brief: Brazil’s trade surplus shrinks
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: Teachers call off protest
- In brief: Blackouts reach Cuban capital
Mexico
- MEXICO: Monthly murders on the rise
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico rise in first half of 2022
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Corruption accusations against VP rear their head
- In brief: Chile’s growth slows
On 1 August, the transition team of Colombia’s president-elect, Gustavo Petro, presented a report detailing its assessment of the state of the country at the end of President Iván Duque’s term and the early priorities of Petro’s incoming government, which takes power on 7 August.
LatinNews Daily - 01 August 2022
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- GUATEMALA: Arrest of high-profile journalist sparks outrage
Andean
- VENEZUELA: UK court rejects Maduro’s claim to frozen gold reserves
- In brief: Colombia’s unemployment ticks up in June
Brazil
- BRAZIL: One-third of electorate thinks coup possible
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras confident on obtaining new Amazon licence
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Costa Rica’s central bank warns of slowdown
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gov’t decree tackles Nuevo León drought
- In brief: Mexico posts Q2 GDP growth
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Conflict with radical Mapuche group deepens
- In brief: Argentina’s agribusiness sector responds to Massa appointment
Washington Watch
- US designates Paraguay’s Cartes for corruption
On 29 July Guatemalan security forces arrested José Rubén Zamora, a prominent local journalist and critic of President Alejandro Giammattei.