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Monday, 15 August 2022
ECUADOR: Troops deployed to Guayaquil following ‘terrorist’ attack
On 14 August, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in Guayaquil, the capital of Guayas province, after a “terrorist” explosion left five people dead and 16 injured.
Monday, 15 August 2022
BRAZIL: Lula and Bolsonaro face off on welfare
On 14 August Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to extend benefits of the Auxílio Brasil social welfare programme beyond December, after former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011), his main rival, said its recent increase was just an election ploy.
Monday, 15 August 2022
NICARAGUA: OAS issues new resolution condemning Ortega gov’t
On 12 August the Organization of American States (OAS) issued a resolution which condemns the closure of NGOs and “harassment and arbitrary restrictions” by the Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega on its critics.
Monday, 15 August 2022
MEXICO: Violence erupts in Baja California
On 13 August Mexico’s federal government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced it was deploying security forces to the northern state of Baja California after five cities there were hit by an outburst of criminal activity, which included the burning of vehicles and road blockades.
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