Americas: Ecuador and Peru to hold presidential vote; region tightens COVID-19 restrictions Sectors: all Key Risks: policy continuity; COVID-19 lockdowns; business disruption In Ecuador and Peru, presidential elections are scheduled to take place on 11 April even as several countries in the region – including Ecuador – recently moved to tighten COVID-19-related restrictions amid a […]
Americas: Controversial military operations lead to violence, attacks in Venezuela’s Apure state Sectors: all Key Risks: violent clashes; forced displacement; targeted attacks In Venezuela, clashes between the military and Colombian armed criminal groups, which several reports have identified as dissident former FARC rebels, have continued over the past week across Urdaneta in Paez municipality, Apure […]
Americas: Mexico tightens security in Guatemalan border over migrants, COVID-19 Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; border disruption; violent clashes In Mexico, tensions risk increasing along the southern border with Guatemala as the government tightened security and declared a one-month ban to non-essential travel amid efforts to deter illegal immigration and prevent the spread of […]
Americas: Former interim president’s arrest stokes political tension, unrest risk in Bolivia Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; crackdown on opposition/dissent In Bolivia, political tensions and the risk of unrest are set to increase over the coming days following the arrest on 13 March of former interim president Jeanine Anez and of two of her […]
Americas: Protests demanding President Benitez step down set to continue in Paraguay Sectors: all Key Risks: violent unrest; political instability In Paraguay, further disruptive unrest demanding President Mario Abdo Benitez step down over the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should be expected over the coming days. On 7 March at least eight people were […]
Our Director of Growth and Engagement, Claire Fleming talks gender balance and how we are choosing to challenge. I’m not sure what the outside perspective is on the gender demographics of the international risk sector but can hazard a guess that the majority of you would not anticipate a balanced gender landscape. I’d like to […]
Americas: Brazil’s capital enters two-week lockdown, President Bolsonaro threatens aid cuts Sectors: all Key Risks: business and economic risks In Brazil, on 27 February the capital Brasilia entered a lockdown for all but essential services until 15 March to reduce the spread of COVID-19 currently overwhelming hospitals to a near breaking point. Brasilia Governor Ibaneis […]
Americas: President Bukele to consolidate power in 28 February legislative, municipal elections Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; unrest; election-related violence In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele’s centre-right New Ideas party is expected to secure a major win in the 28 February legislative and municipal elections which are highly likely to consolidate Bukele’s political control […]
Americas: Unrest and instability intensify amid constitutional crisis in Haiti Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; SRCC; arson attacks; looting In Haiti, further violent unrest is expected as the constitutional crisis triggered by discrepancies over the length of President Jovenel Moise’s term continues to intensify. On 14 February protesters clashed with police in Port-au-Prince as […]
Americas: Ecuador’s elections lead to presidential runoff; shift to the left expected Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy uncertainty; business risks; regulatory changes In Ecuador, the 7 February general elections led to a presidential runoff vote scheduled for 11 April between Andres Arauz, former culture minister under leftist former president Rafael Correa, and either […]
Americas: Truckers to begin indefinite strike in Brazil, fears of 2018 repeat loom Sectors: all, road cargo transport Key Risks: strikes; business disruption; overland travel disruption In Brazil, independent truckers are set to begin an indefinite strike on 1 February raising fears of a repeat of the 11-day May 2018 stoppage which paralysed the economy. […]
Americas: Ecopetrol reports first major attack on Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline in 2021 Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: terrorism; targeted attacks against oil infrastructure In Colombia, state-owned oil firm Ecopetrol’s Cano Limon-Covenas (CLC) pipeline was hit by the most relevant attack so far reported in 2021. On 22 January Ecopetrol’s transport and logistics subsidiary Cenit […]
