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Wednesday, 13 August 2025
BRAZIL: Setback for far-right legislative priorities
On 12 August party leaders in Brazil’s lower chamber of congress held a meeting to choose which legislation to prioritise this week, deciding not to table bills backed by the far right, such as a bill that proposes pardoning rioters who stormed the seats of government on 8 January 2023.
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
HAITI: US indicts top Haitian gang leader, announces new bounty
On 12 August the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that an indictment had been unsealed against top Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier for violating US sanctions imposed on him in 2020.
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
MEXICO: Second mass extradition as Trump ramps up pressure
On 12 August Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum extradited 26 alleged members of criminal organisations to the US amid an escalation in pressure from the administration of US President Donald Trump to combat drug cartels.
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
ARGENTINA: Deputies reactivate $LIBRA investigative commission
On 12 August committees in Argentina’s lower chamber of congress reactivated the congressional commission tasked with investigating the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal, the progress of which has stalled for some months.
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