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Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
BRAZIL: NGO warns of rise in violence against indigenous people
On 28 July Brazilian human rights group Conselho Indigenista Missionário (Cimi), an NGO tied to the Catholic Church, released a report showing that 211 indigenous people were murdered in Brazil in 2024, up from 208 in 2023.
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
EL SALVADOR: Rights groups warn of increasing repression
On 28 July community leaders and human rights activists in El Salvador warned that the government led by President Nayib Bukele may be preparing “a new stronger wave of violence” against them.
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
MEXICO: INE fines judicial election candidates for irregularities
On 28 July Mexico’s national electoral institute (INE) issued economic sanctions worth some M$18m (US$959,000) against candidates who ran in the 1 June judicial elections, due to irregularities detected in the electoral process.
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
CHILE: Matthei blasts Kast
On 28 July Evelyn Matthei, the presidential candidate of the right-of-centre opposition coalition Chile Vamos, accused the far-right Partido Republicano (PR) of José Antonio Kast, the current frontrunner in the polls, of carrying out a “dirty campaign” against her on social media.
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