Mexican president backs plan to ditch transparency institute
The latest in Latin American politics on Friday:
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The INAI is enshrined in the constitution, and opposition lawmakers say Lopez Obrador will not be able to muster the two-thirds majority in Congress needed to remove it. Colombian gangs call off hostilities, aiding Petro's peace project At least 16 armed criminal gangs in Colombia's second city, Medellin, and its surroundings declared an end to all types of hostilities, as part of a bid to support leftist President Gustavo Petro's policy of "total peace." The announcement was made outside of a prison where leaders of some criminal gangs are being held, after they met wi...
A third round of peace negotiations between the government of Colombia and the ELN guerrilla group, scheduled to start in Havana on Wednesday, has been postponed to May 2, Cuba's foreign minister said.
President Gustavo Petro has promised to bring peace, but the sheer number of rival armed groups and gangs has left him struggling
Colombia's Gustavo Petro will meet U.S President Joe Biden Thursday at the White House and first official meeting for both heads of state. The talks will focus on regional issues including lifting sanctions on the Maduro government.