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LatinNews Daily - 14 December 2018
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- Sabre rattling from Venezuela as international pressure mounts
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia
Brazil
- Brazil police uncover plot to kill local politician
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- El Salvador presidential frontrunner criticised for failing to attend debate
- In brief: Panama
Mexico
- Mexico-US cooperation on migration in doubt, again
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Inflation hits 27-year high in Argentina
- In brief: Uruguay
Development: On 13 December Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, said that Venezuela is prepared to wage “the mother of all battles” if it is subjected to a foreign military attack.
LatinNews Daily - 13 December 2018
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- US makes good its threat on Nicaragua
Andean
- Venezuela’s Maduro denounces “diplomatic blackmail”, pledges defiance
- In brief: Ecuador
Brazil
- Public security top concern for Brazil’s state governors
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Panama
Mexico
- Opposition accuses Mexican gov’t of undermining PGR reform
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Chilean gov’t under fire over UN migration pact
- In brief: Uruguay
Development: On 12 December US legislators and international human rights groups hailed the US House of Representatives’ day-earlier approval of the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (Nica Act) which seeks to condition US approval for loans from international financial institutions to the Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega.
LatinNews Daily - 12 December 2018
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- UN-brokered dialogue ends in Honduras
Andean
- Deputies appoint new vice president in Ecuador
- In brief: Bolivia
Brazil
- Brazil’s incumbent and incoming gov’ts differ on UN pact
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Costa Rica
Mexico
- UN criticises López Obrador’s security strategy for Mexico
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Political newcomer launches pre-candidacy in Uruguay
- In brief: Paraguay
Development: On 11 December the United Nations (UN) representative in Honduras Igor Garafulic announced the end to the UN-brokered political dialogue in Honduras after ten months, a process which failed to produce any formal political agreements.
LatinNews Daily - 11 December 2018
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- Venezuela municipal elections slammed by the US
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador
Brazil
- Brazil struggling to provide healthcare in remote areas
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- Budget concerns rise in El Salvador
- In brief: Nicaragua
Mexico
- Morena legislators confront Mexico’s supreme court over salary
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Government decree fuels tension in Uruguay
- In brief: Paraguay
Development: On 10 December the US Assistant Secretary of State of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kimberly Breier, described the municipal elections held in Venezuela the previous day as “profoundly flawed” and called for the restoration of democratic order in the country.
LatinNews Daily - 10 December 2018
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- Referendum produces clear victory for Peru’s Vizcarra
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia
Brazil
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro appoints environment minister
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- Former First Lady to run in Guatemala presidential election
- In brief: Costa Rica
Mexico
- López Obrador clashes with Mexico’s top court over salary
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Chile’s Piñera announces Carabineros’ withdrawal from Araucanía
- In brief: Uruguay
Washington Watch
- Argentina’s Macri hosts Trump
Development: On 9 December a majority of Peruvians that voted in the national referendum on a series of proposed judicial and political reforms overwhelmingly voted in favour of those promoted by President Martín Vizcarra.
LatinNews Daily - 07 December 2018
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- Anti-Morales protests turn deadly in Bolivia
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador
Brazil
- Conservative pastor to head human rights ministry in Brazil
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- Honduran gov’t under pressure over Cáceres case
- In brief: Costa Rica
Mexico
- López Obrador’s SCJN shortlist comes under scrutiny in Mexico
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Chile’s Piñera pushes for prosecution of Carabineros ex-chief
- In brief: Paraguay
Development: On 6 December Bolivia’s interior minister Carlos Romero announced that a woman was killed during protests which took place in Riberalta municipality, Beni department.
LatinNews Daily - 06 December 2018
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- Heightened tensions in Paraguay as CDE intervention begins
Andean
- TSE ruling on Morales’ candidacy sparks protests in Bolivia
- In brief: Colombia
Brazil
- Poverty on the rise in Brazil
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- President Díaz-Canel backtracks in Cuba over private sector
- In brief: Costa Rica
Mexico
- Mexico commits to investigating forced disappearances
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Argentina
Development: On 5 December municipal government employees in Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este (CDE) confronted the police and tried to stop the newly designated caretaker CDE mayor from entering the municipal government building.
LatinNews Daily - 05 December 2018
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- Minister comes under fire over new security protocol in Argentina
Andean
- Ecuador’s Vicuña bows to pressure and resigns
- In brief: Ecuador/Colombia
Brazil
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro suggests piecemeal pension reform
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- UN warns of press freedom attacks in Nicaragua
- In brief: Panama
Mexico
- Mexico’s López Obrador avoids row with state governors
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Paraguay
Development: On 4 December a formal complaint of abuse of power was filed against Security Minister Patricia Bullrich in an Argentine federal court.
LatinNews Daily - 04 December 2018
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- Ecuador’s Moreno takes drastic measures to stem political crisis
Andean
- In brief: Colombia
Brazil
- Brazil to lose its labour ministry
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- Costa Rica’s Alvarado hails approval of tax reform
- In brief: Panama
Mexico
- López Obrador launches Mexico security plan
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Chile’s Piñera under mounting pressure over Carabineros’ chief
- In brief: Uruguay
Development: On 3 December Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno announced that he was relieving Vice President María Alejandra Vicuña of her duties so that she could concentrate on fighting the corruption allegations brought against her.
LatinNews Daily - 03 December 2018
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- López Obrador takes over in Mexico, upsets business leaders
Andean
- Marches against Morales in Bolivia
- In brief: Peru
Brazil
- Environmental protection not a priority for Brazil’s Bolsonaro
- In brief: Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- Electoral race hots up in Guatemala
- In brief: Honduras
Mexico
- In brief: Mexico
Southern Cone
- Argentina’s Macri gets China boost at G-20 summit
- In brief: Paraguay
Washington Watch
- Ban on Argentine beef exports lifted
Development: On 1 December Gustavo de Hoyos, the president of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (Coparmex) private sector lobby, criticised President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s inauguration speech describing it as “polarising” and “retrograde”.