Ones to Watch
Americas: Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia’s health system Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Colombia, on 28 May domestic-owned insurance company Sura announced its withdrawal from the country’s health system, citing insufficient funds from leftist President Gustavo Petro’s government to cover its costs for managing over 5 million patients. Opposition leaders accused Bogota’s […]
Americas: General Confederation of Workers of Peru calls for nationwide demonstrations Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; business disruption In Peru, on 21 May, the General Confederation of Workers of Peru union called for nationwide demonstrations on 30 May to commemorate the 95th anniversary of its founding and protest alleged democratic backsliding under President Dina […]
Americas: Electoral violence leaves at least 14 killed in Mexico’s Chiapas state Sectors: all Key Risks: political violence In Mexico, on 13 and 16 May two mayoral candidates – Robertony Orozco and Lucero Lopez Maza – were killed in separate shooting attacks in Chicomuselo and La Concordia towns, Chiapas state, respectively. The shooting attacks resulted […]
Americas: Dominican Republic to hold general elections on 19 May Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy uncertainty In the Dominican Republic, on 19 May voters will head to the polls to elect the country’s new president and legislature – including 62 seats in the Senate and 192 in the Chamber of Representatives. According to […]
Americas: Government pushes for new legislation amid increased violence in Chile’s south Sectors: all; agriculture; forestry; cargo transport; security Key Risks: terrorism; arson attacks; land occupations; blockades; civil unrest On 2 May the Senate approved a new Anti-Terrorism Law, aimed at modernising the current legislation which dates back to 1984. The proposed new bill would […]
Americas: Panama gearing for an uncertain and controversial 5 May presidential election Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; civil unrest In Panama, on 5 May voters will head to the polls to choose between six presidential candidates – among whom frontrunner Jose Raul Mulino of the Realising Goals party. Mulino – who was supposed to […]
Americas: Thousands protest President Petro’s proposed reforms in Colombia Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; business disruption; political instability In Colombia, on 21 April, around 70,000 citizens protested President Gustavo Petro’s proposed economic and social reforms in the capital Bogota; Medellin, Antioquia department; and Cali, Valle del Cauca department. This came after on 3 April […]
Americas: Argentina’s worker union announces general strike against Milei government in May Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; business disruptions In Argentina, on 11 April the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) workers union announced a general strike against President Javier Milei’s government to take place on 9 May. The announcement came days after CGT met […]
Americas: Hundreds protest Las Bambas mine expansion in Peru Sectors: mining Key Risks: civil unrest; business disruption In Peru, on 2 April indigenous community members from the Velille district began an indefinite protest at the Las Bambas open-pit copper mine – owned by Chinese firm MMG Ltd. – in the Apurimac district, Cusco region. This […]
Americas: Nine killed, 10 injured in latest attack in Ecuador as gang-related violence escalates Sectors: all Key Risks: gang-related violence; organised crime; violent crime In Ecuador, on 31 March nine people were killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting attack in the Guasmo neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Guayas province. The attack came amid an […]
Americas: Thousands of Argentinians commemorate coup as President Milei downplays past Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Argentina, on 24 March, thousands marched nationwide to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the 1976 military coup that lasted until 1983 and led to widespread repression, kidnap, murder and torture of over 30,000 people. Protesters denounced far-right […]
Americas: Hundreds participate in anti-government protests amid Cuba’s economic crisis Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Cuba, on 17 March, hundreds participated in rare anti-government protests in Santiago, Santiago de Cuba province, and Bayamo, Granma province, amid prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic supplies, including fuel, food and medicine. The government reportedly cut off […]
