Latin America
Census handling will stoke tensions in Bolivia
Socio-political tensions are simmering over economic challenges and census results
BoliviaStrong second quarter may point to Brazil rate rise
GDP accelerated to 1.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, compared with expectations of 0.9% growth
BrazilScandal will damage the Honduran government
Having won election on promises to tackle corruption and drug crime, Castro will struggle to manage a bribery scandal
HondurasBrazil budget battles presage wider power struggles
The judicial branch is becoming more active in power struggles between the executive and legislative branches
BrazilX ban upheld in Brazil but controversy will go on
A five-member panel of Supreme Court justices yesterday upheld the ban on X ordered by one justice last week
BrazilVenezuela opposition candidate will face new pressure
An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, widely seen as the presidential election winner
VenezuelaPressure will build on Colombia’s striking truckers
The government claims that a diesel price freeze is no longer sustainable
ColombiaPower cuts loom as Ecuador’s energy crisis continues
Ecuador faces both immediate and long-term power-generation challenges
Ecuador