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LatinNews Daily - 18 April 2024
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- VENEZUELA: US re-tightens economic sanctions
Andean
- In brief: Ecuador orders national shutdown in response to energy crisis
Brazil
- BRAZIL/COLOMBIA: Lula hails partnership with Petro
- In brief: Brazil’s economic activity rises in February
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA: Final presidential debate takes place
- In brief: El Salvador buys back bonds
Mexico
- MEXICO: Morena clashes with judiciary
- In brief: Mexico’s lower chamber postpones vote on pension fund
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Upper house U-turn on senators’ immunity
- In brief: Public sector union calls more strike action in Argentina
On 17 April the US government announced that it will not renew a six-month licence offering relief from oil and gas sanctions against Venezuela, because the government of President Nicolás Maduro has “fallen short” on its commitments to allow free and fair presidential elections.
LatinNews Daily - 17 April 2024
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- PANAMA: Cortizo on defensive over new scandal
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noboa blames power cuts on sabotage
- In brief: Venezuela approves creation of new oil company
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Senate approves proposal to toughen drug laws
- In brief: Brazilian industrial lobby forecasts higher growth for 2024
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: El Salvador and China launch FTA talks
Mexico
- MEXICO: Celac members back Mexico in Ecuador dispute
- In brief: Mexico accepts new US labour rights requests
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei gets judicial boost
- In brief: Argentina's gov't receives IMF praise
On 16 April Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo said adjustments should be made to the criteria for determining who should benefit from a financial support programme run by Panama’s institute for human resource training and development (Ifarhu) but it wasn't necessary to eliminate the scheme.
LatinNews Daily - 16 April 2024
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- BRAZIL/ARGENTINA: Foreign ministers seek to affirm ties
Andean
- ECUADOR: Noboa claims “no regrets” over Mexico embassy break-in
- In brief: Peru’s economic output up year-on-year
Brazil
- In brief: Brazil’s 2025 fiscal goal lowered
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: New CC president takes over
- In brief: Google opens office in El Salvador
Mexico
- MEXICO: Mass kidnapping on the rise
- In brief: Proposed pension fund in Mexico passes another hurdle
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Maduro reaches out to Boric
- In brief: Argentina’s Santa Cruz boosts ties with China
On 12 April Brazil’s foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, hosted his Argentine counterpart Diana Mondino in Brasília, where they affirmed their commitment to align the interests of their ideologically opposed governments.
LatinNews Daily - 15 April 2024
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- HAITI: New presidential transition council official but questions persist
Andean
- VENEZUELA: Secret talks held with US on democracy and sanctions
- In brief: Venezuela rejects Guyana oil licence
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula shores up ties with agribusiness and conservatives
- In brief: Brazil’s services sector registers monthly slump
Central America & Caribbean
- In brief: IMF announces more funds for Costa Rica
Mexico
- MEXICO: Former top magistrate faces corruption allegations
- In brief: Mexico registers agrifood trade surplus
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei convenes crisis meeting over Israel attack
- In brief: Argentina’s monthly inflation continues to slow
Washington Watch
- US condemns storming of Mexican embassy in Ecuador
On 12 April a decree formally establishing the new nine-member transitional presidential council (TPC) was published in Haiti’s official gazette, Le Moniteur.
LatinNews Daily - 12 April 2024
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- MEXICO/ECUADOR: Mexico calls for UN to expel Ecuador
Andean
- PERU: Seventh pension withdrawal approved but wider reform still needed
- In brief: Peru lowers interest rates
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula vetoes key article of prison furlough bill
- In brief: Brazil’s retail sales up for two consecutive months
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Congress deals setback to Arévalo
- In brief: Inflation edges up in the Dominican Republic
Mexico
- In brief: Industrial production down in monthly terms in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: CGT to stage general strike
- In brief: Argentina lowers interest rates
On 11 April Mexico’s government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador filed a formal request for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to suspend Ecuador’s membership of the United Nations (UN) until it apologises for forcing entry into the Mexican embassy in Quito on 5 April.
LatinNews Daily - 11 April 2024
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- ARGENTINA: A more pragmatic Milei emerges as gov’t meets unions
Andean
- PERU: Mining and energy minister survives censure motion
- In brief: Colombia’s Uribe slams criminal charges
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula seeks to appease activists and traditional supporters
- In brief: Brazil’s inflation decelerates in March
Central America & Caribbean
- EL SALVADOR: Case of high-profile HRDs goes to trial
- In brief: Nicaragua approves China loan to strengthen energy capacity
Mexico
- MEXICO: Contaminated water sparks Mexico City protest
- In brief: Mexico responds to OAS resolution on Ecuador embassy incursion
Southern Cone
- In brief: HSBC exits Argentina
On 10 April members of the Argentine government met with leading union representatives to lay out plans for a labour reform, shortly after a revised draft version of President Javier Milei’s omnibus reform bill was sent to congress.
LatinNews Daily - 10 April 2024
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- COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA: Petro and Maduro meet, indicate ‘business as usual’
Andean
- In brief: Venezuela’s former oil minister arrested in corruption probe
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Former Lava Jato judge survives impeachment trial
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras discovers offshore oil deposit
Central America & Caribbean
- GUYANA/VENEZUELA: Guyana seeks UNSC support in dispute with Venezuela
- In brief: Russian tourism to Cuba up
Mexico
- MEXICO: Bárcena bolsters regional diplomatic backing
- In brief: Inflation in Mexico edges up
Southern Cone
- CHILE: Tensions flare up with Venezuela
- In brief: Construction, industrial production down in Argentina
Despite Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s recent criticism of an “anti-democratic coup” in Venezuela, he held a pre-planned bilateral meeting with Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in the Venezuelan capital Caracas on 9 April and both men issued a strong ‘business as usual’ signal.
LatinNews Daily - 09 April 2024
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- ECUADOR: Noboa sounds semi-conciliatory note in Mexico dispute
Andean
- In brief: Think tank reports rise in Venezuela’s inflation
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Supreme court limits military interventions
- In brief: Rise in Brazil’s vehicle production and sales
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Police-gang clashes continue
- In brief: El Salvador unveils plans to repurchase dollar bonds
Mexico
- MEXICO: Helping Pemex puts the squeeze on local government
- In brief: Mexico registers job losses in March
Southern Cone
- PARAGUAY: Prosecutors raise concerns about cases of political immunity
- In brief: Inflation slows in Chile
On 8 April Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa described last week’s police incursion into the Mexican embassy in Quito as part of a “complex and unprecedented situation” amid signs that the crisis could have a significant domestic political cost for his government.
LatinNews Daily - 08 April 2024
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- ECUADOR: Widespread condemnation follows attack on Mexican embassy
Andean
- In brief: Colombia’s inflation slows
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Tensions erupt between top court and social media platform X
- In brief: Brazil registers primary deficit in February
Central America & Caribbean
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo sacks first minister
- In brief: Nicaragua’s economic growth slows
Mexico
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum solidifies control of presidential race
- In brief: Vehicle sales, exports up in Mexico, quarterly production stagnates
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: China responds to Milei plans to inspect space station
- In brief: Argentina’s Q1 automobile production falls
Washington Watch
- US expresses concern about Venezuela elections
Ecuadorean troops broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito on 5 April, seizing former vice-president Jorge Glas, wanted on corruption charges; Mexico responded by breaking diplomatic relations as most Latin American countries, together with the US and the European Union (EU), criticised Ecuador for what was described as a flagrant violation of Mexico’s diplomatic immunity.
LatinNews Daily - 05 April 2024
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- ECUADOR/MEXICO: Mexican ambassador declared persona non grata in Ecuador
Andean
- In brief: Bolivia’s trade deficit shrinks
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Police recapture fugitives from federal prison
- In brief: Brazil’s monthly trade surplus down year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- EL SALVADOR: Human rights groups call for end of state of emergency
- In brief: Costa Rica registers fall in unemployment
Mexico
- MEXICO: Presidential candidates explain security policies
- In brief: Mexico concludes review of US labour rights request
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Milei meets head of US Southcom
- In brief: Works begin to extend metro line in Chilean capital
On 4 April Ecuador’s foreign ministry announced that the Mexican ambassador in Quito, Raquel Serur Smeke, had been declared “persona non grata” in response to comments by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
LatinNews Daily - 04 April 2024
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- PERU: Boluarte's government wins confidence vote
Andean
- In brief: Colombian health reform bill dies in the senate
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Political career of former Lava Jato star hangs in balance
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production registers monthly drop
Central America & Caribbean
- PANAMA/COLOMBIA: Clan del Golfo earning millions from people trafficking
- In brief: Honduras upbeat on growth
Mexico
- MEXICO: Gálvez targeted by release of son’s embarrassing video
- In brief: GFCF up in Mexico
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA: Labour unions protest public sector layoffs
- In brief: Uruguay’s inflation slows
On 3 April Peru’s government led by President Dina Boluarte comfortably won a confidence vote in congress that was triggered by the appointment of Gustavo Adrianzén as her new prime minister.
LatinNews Daily - 03 April 2024
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- ARGENTINA: Milei makes more gestures to military
Andean
- COLOMBIA: Intervention in private health insurer raises tensions
- In brief: Peru hails results of ‘Works for Taxes’ infrastructure scheme
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula shores up alliance with Rio’s centrist mayor
- In brief: Brazil’s oil and gas production up year-on-year
Central America & Caribbean
- CUBA: Experiencing a "key moment", says US
- In brief: Panama optimistic on tourism
Mexico
- MEXICO: Parties engage in war of words over electoral violence
- In brief: Experts revise down Mexico growth forecast
Southern Cone
- In brief: Chile lowers interest rates
On 2 April Argentina’s President Javier Milei took part in a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of the Falklands (Malvinas) War and hailed a “new era of reconciliation” with the armed forces.
LatinNews Daily - 02 April 2024
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- PERU: Boluarte targeted in police raids
Andean
- In brief: Peru’s mining & hydrocarbons sector grows
Brazil
- BRAZIL: Lula silent on 1964 coup anniversary
- In brief: Brazil’s unemployment sees quarterly rise
Central America & Caribbean
- HAITI: Gangs attack national palace
- In brief: Panama's credit rating downgraded
Mexico
- MEXICO: Mayoral candidate murdered in Guanajuato
- In brief: Remittances to Mexico rise
Southern Cone
- ARGENTINA/COLOMBIA: Governments de-escalate tensions after spat
- In brief: Chile’s economic activity up
On 1 April Peru’s President Dina Boluarte carried out a cabinet reshuffle after two ministers resigned in the wake of police raids on her home and the presidential palace.