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The mini-Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

LatinAmerI’m fighting a cold and the holidays kept me busy, so this week we have a mini-Carnival:

ARGENTINA
Macri wants to rally the country around the old (loser) cause: Argentina’s new government says it will press claims to Falkland Islands. Buenos Aires demands talks over future of disputed territory dashing hopes that Mauricio Macri will offer more conciliatory approach than Cristina Kirchner. The Junta, the Kirchners, and now Macri.

BRAZIL
When do we get to call it a depression? Brazil Heads for Worst Recession Since 1901, Economists Forecast

Eletrobras, The One Brazilian Scandal Almost No One Is Talking About

COLOMBIA
Venezuela suspende envío de gas a Colombia

CUBA

EL SALVADOR
Human rights in El Salvador: Digging for justice. Survivors of wartime atrocities are questioning the country’s amnesty

JAMAICA
Jamaica smokes world stock markets in 2015

MEXICO
Agents nab Pakistanis with terrorist connections crossing U.S. border

El ‘policía del año’ en Texas era miembro del cártel más peligroso de México. Un policía del Departamento de Houston que fue nombrado como el mejor agente del año suministró armas y vehículos al cártel de Los Zetas desde 2006.

PANAMA
Panama canal expansion to be complete ‘around May’: president

PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Is Greece, & These 5 States Are Next To Go

While there are five states with significant challenges (Illinois, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Kentucky) , the majority of states have debt service-to-revenue ratios that are more manageable.

VENEZUELA
Venezuela Supreme Court blocks opposition’s parliamentary super-majority in ‘judicial coup’. Judges granted government request to suspend three parliamentarians due to take office next week – taking opposition below two-thirds majority needed to unpick Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power



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