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Friday, 24 June 2022
COLOMBIA: Petro reaches out to old rivals
On 23 June, Colombia’s leftist President-elect Gustavo Petro said that he is seeking a meeting with two right-wing foes – former president Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) and his rival in the 19 June presidential run-off, Rodolfo Hernández – to build consensus before his government takes power on 7 August.
Friday, 24 June 2022
BRAZIL: Lula maintains his lead in latest poll
On 23 June, the results of Brazil’s latest Datafolha poll were made public, showing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) maintaining, but not increasing, his lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the October presidential elections.
Friday, 24 June 2022
MEXICO: AG implicated in another corruption scandal
On 24 June, leaked audio recordings appeared on social media which seem to implicate the head of Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR), Alejandro Gertz Manero, in another corruption scandal.
Friday, 24 June 2022
CHILE: FTC calls off copper strike
On 23 June Chile’s umbrella copper miners’ union Federación de Trabajadores del Cobre (FTC) ended a strike called a day earlier over the permanent closure of the Ventanas smelter in the central region of Valparaíso by the state-owned copper company Codelco.
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