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Wednesday, 15 January 2025
BOLIVIA: Morales’ supporters continue protests as tensions mount
On 14 January Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) failed to attend a court hearing in relation to allegations of human trafficking, while his supporters held a second day of protests in La Paz.
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
BRAZIL: Concern over gangs in northwest
On 14 January Brazil’s federal government authorised the deployment of the Força Nacional de Segurança Pública (FNSP), a special law enforcement institution akin to a gendarmerie or national guard, to respond to a wave of criminal attacks in the northern state of Rondônia.
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
MEXICO: Concern over missing persons case in Oaxaca
On 14 January the attorney general’s office in Mexico’s Oaxaca state (FGEO) activated search protocols after at least six people went missing while reportedly travelling to the state’s Pacific coast.
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
ARGENTINA: Central bank to lower crawling peg
On 14 January Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) said that it will slow the rate of the currency’s devaluation to 1% a month, from the current pace of 2%.
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