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Friday, 05 August 2022
Friday, 05 August 2022
BRAZIL: Presidential candidate drops out, backs Lula
On 4 August, Brazil’s André Janones, a federal deputy for the small Avante party, dropped out of the presidential race to back leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) in the October election.
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Friday, 05 August 2022
HONDURAS: Process underway for appointing new supreme court
On 4 August Honduras’s transparency ministry officially called on civil-society to elect its representatives to the nominating board for the appointment of new magistrates to the 15-member supreme court (CSJ).
Friday, 05 August 2022
MEXICO: Morena touts internal election success
On 4 August, Mexico’s ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party announced that Education Minister Delfina Gómez would be its gubernatorial candidate in Estado de México (Edomex) next year, following internal elections marred by reports of irregularities.
Friday, 05 August 2022
URUGUAY: PIT-CNT to plan another strike, against pension reform
On 4 August, Uruguay’s umbrella trade union organisation Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT) announced that it plans to hold a 24-hour general strike in a month or so.
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