Latin America
Brazil 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
EcuadorX ban will deepen Brazil judicial overreach debate
The full Supreme Court will vote today on whether to sustain the suspension of social network X imposed at the weekend
BrazilMexico’s new legislature will press ahead with reform
Critics of the government’s proposed judicial reform will struggle to prevent its advancement
MexicoPension veto will add to Argentine government woes
The president has vetoed an increase in pensions as revenues falter
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