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LatinNews Daily - 08 July 2020
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- VENEZUELA: Guaidó’s opposition faces electoral exclusion
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia’s economy minister resigns
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Country reacts after Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19
- In brief: Stock exchange falls in Brazil after Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 diagnosis
Central America & Caribbean
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Gov’t under pressure to reimpose restrictions
- In brief: Costa Rica’s Q1 GDP registers poor growth
Mexico
- In brief: OECD warns of unemployment in Mexico
Southern Cone
- In brief: Hesitation over lifting lockdown measures in Chile
- ARGENTINA: Considering a partial debt restructuring deal
On 7 July, Venezuela’s Supreme Court (TSJ) suspended the board of directors of opposition party Voluntad Popular (VP), transferring interim leadership to deputy José Noriega, expelled from the party in December.
LatinNews Daily - 07 July 2020
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- PANAMA: Seizure of media assets stokes press freedom concerns
Andean
- BOLIVIA: Attorney general issues Morales terror charge
- In brief: Ecuador reaches new agreement with bondholders
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro hinders national Covid-19 response, again
- In brief: Brazil’s vehicle production plummets amid pandemic
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Foreign tourism won’t return to Guatemala until 2021
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador to meet Trump alone
- In brief: Mexico sees historic fall in machinery investment in April
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Gov’t recognises substantially underreporting Covid-19 deaths
- In brief: Chile sees sharp fall in mining employment
On 6 July the international press freedom watchdog Inter American Press Association (IAPA) called for new legislation in Panama to support freedom of the press and the free exercise of journalism.
LatinNews Daily - 06 July 2020
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- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Abinader claims first-round victory
Andean
- PERU: Immunity question stokes institutional tensions
- In brief: Colombia reports further deflation
Brazil
- BRAZIL: ‘Lava Jato’ corruption probe rears its head
- In brief: Brazil’s Guedes sets his sights on tax reform again
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: El Salvador postpones second phase of economic reopening
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador hails blow against corruption
- In brief: Mexico’s Nuevo León state reacts to Covid-19 spike
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Protests over pandemic response resurface
- In brief: Argentina confirms ‘final’ improved offer to creditors
Washington Watch
- Mexico’s López Obrador to visit Washington
On 5 July Gonzalo Castillo, the presidential candidate for the ruling Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), conceded defeat to Luis Abinader, the candidate for the main opposition Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), following the general election which took place in the Dominican Republic (DR) the same day.
LatinNews Daily - 03 July 2020
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- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Opposition poised for victory
Andean
- VENEZUELA: An isolated Maduro seeks EU dialogue
- In brief: Another setback for Ecuador’s emergency fiscal bill
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Health ministry presents findings from coronavirus study
- In brief: Brazil’s monthly industrial production picks up
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Guatemala to leave International Coffee Organization
Mexico
- MEXICO: ‘El Mochomo’ case puts spotlight on judicial corruption
- In brief: Canadian firm announces investment in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Cracking down on costly rural vandalism
- In brief: Argentina’s YPF seeks swap on US$1bn bond
On 2 July campaigns for the 5 July general election in the Dominican Republic (DR) closed.
LatinNews Daily - 02 July 2020
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- URUGUAY: Key figure leaves gov’t
Andean
- BOLIVIA: MAS denounces electoral exclusion efforts
- In brief: Q1 decline bodes poorly for Ecuador
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Congress votes to postpone municipal elections
- In brief: Falling imports drive trade surplus in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- COSTA RICA: Gov’t forced to reintroduce restrictions
- In brief: El Salvador registers poor GDP growth in Q1
Mexico
- MEXICO: Criticisms and concerns over Covid-19 persist
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico up in first five months of 2020
Southern Cone
- In brief: S&P cuts seven further Argentine bonds to ‘default’
On 1 July Uruguay’s foreign minister, Ernesto Talvi, announced his resignation.
LatinNews Daily - 01 July 2020
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- CUBA: Activists denounce wave of arrests
Andean
- VENEZUELA: December elections get the green light
- In brief: Interest rates continue to fall in Colombia
Brazil
- BRAZIL: New education minister lasts less than a week
- In brief: Surging unemployment and diminishing workforce in Brazil
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: Honduras’s GDP shrinks in Q1
Mexico
- MEXICO: López Obrador continues to target electricity generators
- In brief: Mexico approves bills for UMSCA
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Bondholders attack govt’s inaction in debt talks
- In brief: Unemployment rises in Chile
On 30 June a string of well-known activists and journalists denounced efforts by the Cuban government to prevent them from attending demonstrations called to protest against police violence and racism in the country.