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Discontent with AMLO to grow among indigenous Mexicans

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MEXICO

Government-indigenous relations.

Caribbean republican shift may be slow and limited

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CARIBBEAN

Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have debated the republican question; and now the government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced it would hold a referendum on…

Ecuador’s security crisis will deepen

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ECUADOR

The army now has a central role in combating crime groups, 22 of which have been categorised as terrorist organisations. The move has been widely welcomed, but militarisation…

Mexico capital outflows point to investor uncertainty

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MEXICO

The administration’s continuous attacks against certain private-sector interests, domestic and foreign, have also rattled investors, seemingly contributing to increased capital…

Violent crime looks likely to worsen in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Violent crime has increased dramatically across Ecuador in recent years as street gangs and drug cartels have strengthened, especially in the coastal region. The Guayaquil attack…

Brazil crime presence creates wider rule of law fears

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BRAZIL

Its main shipment hub has been the Santos port in Sao Paulo state. However, a series of successful operations by Brazilian authorities over the years have prompted the PCC to…

Election year may prove worst yet in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The government is facing increasingly bitter schisms within the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) as it goes into a presidential election year. The holiday period…

Informality will block poverty reduction in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The informal sector, accounting for some 25% of real output and nearly half the workforce, undermines development prospects. A high tax burden and macroeconomic instability push…