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Tuesday, 21 October 2025
BRAZIL: Gov’t approves controversial Amazon oil project
On 20 October Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras received authorisation from the federal environmental regulator (Ibama) to explore oil in the FZA-M-059 offshore block, located in the Foz do Amazonas basin in ecologically sensitive waters near the mouth of the Amazon River.
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
HAITI: New anti-gang force up and running
On 20 October the new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti reported that it had conducted a major operation in Artibonite department, encountering “resistance” from elements of the Gran Grif gang.
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
MEXICO: Lime growers’ leader killed amid extortion complaints
On 20 October authorities in Mexico’s Michoacán state opened an investigation into the murder of Bernardo Bravo Manríquez, the president of the Asociación de Citricultores del Valle de Apatzingán (ACVA), a local lime growers’ association.
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
ARGENTINA: US swap deal formalised
On 20 October Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) announced that it had signed a US$20bn currency swap deal with the US Department of the Treasury.
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