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Central America Briefing — 01/09/26
Nicaragua is systematically dismantling competitive democracy and judicial independence while tightening executive control before postponing elections.
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 01/09/26
Mexico is tightening control over foreign investment and prosecuting corruption while intensifying its battle against cartel violence and financial networks.
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 01/09/26
Colombia's new president is aggressively pursuing extraditions and corruption cases, signalling a sharp reversal of his predecessor's focus on negotiated peace settlements.
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 26/08/26
Mexico's security challenges and political uncertainties test the government's ability to manage cartel violence while maintaining investor confidence ahead of 2027 elections.
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 26/08/26
Central America's courts and democratic institutions face mounting pressure from both criminal networks competing for territory and governments constraining enforcement capacity an…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 26/08/26
Colombia's center-right consolidates control over electoral administration while grappling with security challenges that blur the line between drug trafficking and fuel theft.
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 20/08/26
US pressure on Brazil's judiciary, electoral funding releases, and corruption allegations complicate October's presidential race while straining bilateral relations.
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 20/08/26
Chile and Argentina are moving in opposite directions on executive power, while Chile's deregulation effort raises conflict-of-interest concerns as Argentina expands financial risk…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 18/08/26
This week: Allegations of Cartel Financing of Sinaloa Governor · US-Mexico Defense Agreement Includes Drone Systems and Fugitive Extraditions · US Charges Four CJNG Members Arreste…
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 18/08/26
This week: Costa Rica Judiciary Standoff Deepens · Costa Rica Court Freezes Ruling Party Accounts for Candidate Coercion · Guatemala Prosecutors Under Threat Over Trafficking Inves…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 18/08/26
This week: Venezuela's Government and Opposition Agree on Court Renewal and Gold Recovery · Colombia's New Comptroller Laverde Elected · Colombia Authorizes Joint Military Operatio…
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 13/08/26
This week: Chile Proposes Telecom Intercepts and Transit Restrictions Under New Emergency Powers · Argentina Anti-Corruption Judge Faces Retirement · Anonymous Electoral Disinforma…
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 13/08/26
This week: Brazil's IPO pipeline slows as election risk prices in capital markets · Rio prosecutors use kinship standard to block crime-linked candidacies · TSE president Kassio Nu…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 11/08/26
This week: Colombia earthquake kills more than 200, strains state disaster response · Peru implements phased minimum wage rise to S/1,300 · Bolivia regional security chief demands …
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 11/08/26
This week: Ted Cruz Bill Expands US Sanctions on Nicaragua · Convicted Trafficker Released in Nicaragua Raises Impunity Signal · Guatemala Electoral Registry Excludes 2.7 Million V…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 11/08/26
This week: Tamaulipas governor admits limited oversight of huachicol prosecutions despite seizures · Hacienda raises compliance burden with new anti-money-laundering rules · Sheinb…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 04/08/26
This week: Extortion along Peru's Panamerican North highway shows expansion of organized crime · De la Espriella names right-wing, Christian and Trump-aligned figures to cabinet · …
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 04/08/26
This week: IACHR Calls OAS to Activate Democratic Charter Against Ortega's Election Ban · El Salvador Prison Deaths Reach 554 as International Scrutiny Deepens · Panama Demonstrate…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 04/08/26
This week: SAT Auctions Codere Subsidiary Shares to Recover 1.9 Billion Peso Tax Debt · Moody's Raises Quintana Roo Credit Rating to AA- on Fiscal Surpluses · Mexico's Gold Output …
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 01/08/26
This week: Milei's Central Bank Reform Locks in Independence, Bars Treasury Financing · Argentine Labor Confederation Mobilizes Against Foreign Land Ownership Bill · Argentina's Cr…
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 01/08/26
This week: Supreme Court authorizes criminal probe into president's son for influence peddling · Mendonça authorizes surveillance of ruling-coalition senator over banking probe lea…
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 24/07/26
This week: Lula's $3.65B Credit Package Tests Brazil's Capacity to Absorb US Tariff Shock · PT Files Electoral Court Complaint Over Flávio Bolsonaro's Voting Machine Disinformation…
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 24/07/26
This week: Argentina's May GDP Contraction Signals Fragile Recovery Under Milei Austerity · Caputo's Fiscal Innocence II Targets Undeclared Dollar Holdings to Boost Formal Economy …
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 21/07/26
This week: Organized Fuel Networks Power 60 Illegal Mining Sites Along Peru's Amazon Rivers · Petro Frames Electoral Fraud Narrative as Opposition Platform Before August 7 Exit · O…
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 21/07/26
This week: Costa Rica Ministry of Finance moves to monitor SINPE Móvil transaction data for tax compliance · Ortega declares end to elections, formalising Nicaragua's authoritarian…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 21/07/26
This week: Concurrent Hurricanes Fausto and Bertha Threaten Mexico's Gulf and Pacific Energy Assets · Unresolved Taylor Farms Cyclosporiasis Investigation Exposes Mexican Produce E…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 20/07/26
This week: US Terrorist Designations Give Trump Legal Cover for Unilateral Mexican Operations · Trump USMCA Termination Threat Forces Immediate Mexican Export Risk Repricing · FGR …
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