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LatinNews Daily - 18 October 2021
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- VENEZUELA: Gov’t suspends dialogue in protest at Saab extradition
Andean
- In brief: Colombia’s industrial production ticks up
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lorry drivers threaten strike
- In brief: Brazil’s economic activity shrinks in August
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Armed gang carries out mass kidnapping
- In brief: Honduras’ foreign debt shrinks slightly
Mexico
- MEXICO: Concern over Mexico City airport attack
- In brief: Mexico losing food self-sufficiency, lobby warns
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Peronist divisions still evident on ‘Loyalty Day’
- In brief: Paraguay and Argentina discuss Mercosur tariff
Washington Watch
- Argentine ministers meet IMF representatives in Washington
On 16 October the president of Venezuela’s national assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, announced that the government had suspended its participation in negotiations with the political opposition in response to the extradition of its alleged bagman, Alex Saab, from Cape Verde to the US.
LatinNews Daily - 15 October 2021
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- PERU: Perú Libre to deny confidence vote to new cabinet
Andean
- In brief: Colombia reopens US$1bn global bond
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Soldiers found guilty of homicide
- In brief: New MoUs for green hydrogen in Brazil’s Ceará
Central America & Caribbean
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: High-profile case produces few convictions
- In brief: Cuba slashes growth forecast
Mexico
- MEXICO: Morena open to revising energy reform
- In brief: Mexico’s Banxico highlights inflationary pressures
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Prison closed in murder enquiry
- In brief: Argentina’s inflation picks up pace
On 14 October the far-left Perú Libre (PL) party, on whose ticket President Pedro Castillo won the June election, said that it would not grant a confidence vote to Castillo’s newly reshuffled and more moderate cabinet.
LatinNews Daily - 14 October 2021
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- HONDURAS: Opposition unites ahead of election
Andean
- COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Venezuela threatens ICC case over migrant ‘persecution’
- In brief: Ecuador completes tenth spot sale of crude
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Vaccination milestone reached as Bolsonaro rejects jab
- In brief: Brazil’s coffee exports slump but revenues up
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Cuba approves more MSMEs
Mexico
- MEXICO: Striking workers cleared from flagship public works project
- In brief: Mexico welcomes reopening of US land borders
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Opposition parties initiate Piñera impeachment
- In brief: Chile’s interest rate sees historic hike
On 13 October Honduras’ main opposition left-wing party, Libertad y Refundación (Libre), and opposition coalition, Unidad Nacional Opositora de Honduras (Unoh), announced an alliance ‘Alianza por el Pueblo’ ahead of the 28 November general elections.
LatinNews Daily - 13 October 2021
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- CHILE: State of emergency declared in the south
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Farc dissidents blamed for string of attacks
- In brief: Colombia’s Duque secures investment in US trip
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro criticises deadlock over supreme court nominee
- In brief: IMF revises down Brazil’s GDP growth forecast
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Protesters defy government over planned protests
- In brief: Guatemala signs agreement with WB to reduce emissions
Mexico
- MEXICO: Government and gas distributors dig in their heels
- In brief: Mexico’s IMSS hails recovery of formal sector
Southern Cone
- In brief: Argentina’s agricultural sector criticises new export barriers
On 12 October President Sebastián Piñera announced a state of emergency covering parts of Chile’s southern regions, the scene of ongoing violent protests by some groups within the Mapuche indigenous community.
LatinNews Daily - 12 October 2021
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- BOLIVIA: Large protests against government’s financial crimes bill
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador’s tax haul rises
Brazil
- BRAZIL: New complaint filed against Bolsonaro at ICC
- In brief: Brazil’s Embraer signs new supply deal
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: AG slammed over transfer of human rights prosecutor
- In brief: Caribbean tourism organisation hopeful of recovery
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gas distributors stage strike
- In brief: International tourism picks up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Calls for security minister to resign
- In brief: Chile’s Codelco confident on copper output
On 11 October protests were held across Bolivia against a bill backed by the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government, which critics argue would enable the persecution of political opponents by expanding the authorities’ powers when investigating money laundering and other crimes.
LatinNews Daily - 11 October 2021
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- PARAGUAY: Ruling Colorados triumphant despite pandemic
Andean
- PERU: New PM Vásquez says constituent assembly ‘not a priority’
- In brief: Colombia and Brazil move to deepen trade ties
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Environment minister makes pledges ahead of COP26
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation reaches double digits
Central America & Caribbean
- HONDURAS: OHCHR warns of weakening of anti-corruption legislation
- In brief: Dominican tourism minister hails sector’s recovery
Mexico
- MEXICO: Ebrard and Blinken launch new alliance
- In brief: Mexican peso weakens
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile’s inflation keeps rising
Washington Watch
- US senators call for release of political prisoners in Nicaragua
On 10 October Paraguay’s ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC) received the most votes in municipal elections, retaining control of the capital Asunción, but losing to opposition alliances in the country’s second and third largest cities, Ciudad del Este and Encarnación.
LatinNews Daily - 08 October 2021
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- ECUADOR: Pressure mounts on Lasso over Pandora Papers revelations
Andean
- In brief: Peru’s nuevo sol stabilises against US dollar following cabinet changes
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Oil tender disappoints
- In brief: Forecast for Brazil’s harvest revised down
Central America & Caribbean
- NICARAGUA: Opposition calls on OAS to suspend Nicaragua
- In brief: IMF hails progress with Costa Rica over EFF agreement
Mexico
- MEXICO: Violence flares up in Guerrero
- In brief: Mexico’s inflation continues to rise
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Fernández acquitted over AMIA cover-up
- In brief: Argentina’s industry and construction sectors slow in August
On 7 October, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso agreed to appear in front of the national assembly’s tax commission to answer questions relating to his use of offshore tax havens, which was revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)’s ‘Pandora Papers’ investigation.
LatinNews Daily - 07 October 2021
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- PERU: PM fired in moderating cabinet shake-up
Andean
- In brief: Moody’s improves its outlook for Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Party merger creates new political force
- In brief: Brazil’s vehicle production slumps in September
Central America & Caribbean
- COSTA RICA: TSE fires starting gun ahead of 2022 elections
- In brief: Transparency complaints over El Salvador’s 2022 budget proposal
Mexico
- MEXICO: TEPJF greenlights INE investigation into López Obrador’s brother
- In brief: More concerns about Mexico’s electricity reform
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Interior minister summoned over migrant crisis
- In brief: IMF Article IV Mission praises Uruguay
On 6 October Peru’s President Pedro Castillo conducted a major overhaul of his cabinet, replacing the controversial Prime Minister Guido Bellido and six other ministers in a move that significantly moderates his far-left government.
LatinNews Daily - 06 October 2021
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- ECUADOR: Conaie threatens mass protests following talks with Lasso
Andean
- In brief: Inflation rises in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Responding to the energy crisis
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production falls again
Central America & Caribbean
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Abinader under pressure over Pandora Papers
- In brief: EU removes Anguilla, Dominica from tax haven black list
Mexico
- MEXICO: Ebrard calls for rethink of US security cooperation
- In brief: Uptick in Mexico’s consumer confidence
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Supreme court resignation creates new difficulties for Fernández
- In brief: Inflation falls in Uruguay as interest rate hiked up
On 5 October the leader of Ecuador’s umbrella indigenous association (Conaie), Leonidas Iza, warned that Conaie will consider calling mass protests after negotiations with President Guillermo Lasso failed to resolve key disagreements with the government’s agenda.
LatinNews Daily - 05 October 2021
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- NICARAGUA: Ortega formally kicks off campaign
Andean
- BOLIVIA: Tensions come to a head as cocaleros seize union
- In brief: Venezuela reopens its border with Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Minister to be investigated over offshore assets
- In brief: Recovery of Brazil’s automobile sector slows
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Guatemala seeks trade agreement with Turkey
Mexico
- MEXICO: Private generators slam electricity reform
- In brief: Banxico official warns more interest rate rises likely in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Pandora revelations hit Macri and Kirchner
- In brief: Paraguay’s inflation rises
On 4 October Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega formally launched his re-election campaign for the ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) ahead of the 7 November general elections.
LatinNews Daily - 04 October 2021
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- CHILE: Pandora Papers fire up election campaign
Andean
- PERU: Institutions alarmed at Bellido’s apparent threat to congress
- In brief: Venezuela carries out monetary reconversion
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Anti-Bolsonaro demonstrators take to the streets again
- In brief: Strong imports shrink Brazil’s trade surplus
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: PNd’H officer killed in more gang violence
- In brief: Inflation picks up in Honduras
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador moves on electricity reform
- In brief: Experts raise Mexico’s growth forecast
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile’s economic recovery continues
Washington Watch
- US Southcom commander visits Brazil
On 3 October Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera denied any wrongdoing after the publication of the Pandora Papers, a massive international leak of transactions in tax havens, which appeared to show he had profited from, and avoided taxes on, the offshore sale of a major iron and copper mine.
LatinNews Daily - 01 October 2021
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- BOLIVIA: Arce under pressure from MAS base
Andean
- In brief: Unemployment down in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro seeks scapegoat for rising living costs
- In brief: Brazil’s employment levels at highest point in over a year
Central America & Caribbean
- EL SALVADOR: More anti-government protests
- In brief: El Salvador’s finance minister unveils 2022 budget proposal
Mexico
- MEXICO: Criminal gang sends grim message to incoming mayor
- In brief: Mexico’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Abdo Benítez signs land seizures bill amid protests
- In brief: Argentina’s urban poverty rate decreases slightly
On 30 September a group of around 500 indigenous protesters completed a 37-day march to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz department), where their arrival was used by the political opposition to try and fracture a key support base of the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government.