La Sobremesa: 19 July 2024
Happy Friday! It’s time for La Sobremesa, our end-of-week news roundup.
The name describes the act of gathering around the table after a meal to converse about current affairs and the occurrences of daily life.
This is where we share the latest headlines across Latin America and take a deeper look at the most important topics affecting the region.
This week, we’re serving up our usual analysis of top headlines from around Latin America, a visual explanation of green hydrogen in Latin America and a new feature article on Argentina’s efforts to combat fentanyl.
So, we invite you to wind down, get ready for the weekend and enjoy the work our researchers and analysts have put together this week.
Thanks for joining us.
Aperitivo
Infographic | Green Hydrogen: National Strategies Across LATAM
Plato Fuerte
Regional Pulse | Latin America News Roundup
Each week, Southern Pulse curates a unique list of important Latin America-based headlines called the Regional Pulse. This week’s top headlines cover Argentina’s President Javier Milei skipping the Mercosur summit for a conservative conference, the possibility that Brazil could charge a sin tax on the mining sector, an increase in cargo truck hijacking in Mexico and Peruvian prosecutors demanding a USD40 million settlement in a high-profile corruption case.
SP Analysis | ¿Cómo operar en el ‘nuevo’ Chile? (Spanish)
Southern Pulse provides a Spanish-language analysis explaining what companies in Chile need to know about the country’s fast-changing security environment, following reports of at least 15 murders in Santiago’s metropolitan area over 48 hours.
SP Feature Article | Argentina is Attacking a Fentanyl Problem it Doesn’t Yet Have
In a new feature article, Southern Pulse Investigator Deborah Bonello dives into why Argentina is making high-profile efforts to combat fentanyl, despite registering low synthetic drug use in the country.
El Postre
And finally, we’ll leave you with a unique story from Euronews about how a court in Ecuador ruled that a river’s rights were being violated due to pollution.
Activists have deemed the decision “historic” for recognizing that natural features such as rivers have rights in the country.
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Have a wonderful weekend, and we'll see you back here next Friday.
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