La Sobremesa: 2 August 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 Venezuelan migration in Colombia and a new explainer where Southern Pulse answers 10 key questions about the aftermath of Venezuela’s elections.

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.?

A quick programming note: This will be the last weekly version of La Sobremesa as we take August to work on relaunching our content. Join us back in September for a revamped recap of Southern Pulse articles and more.?

Thanks for joining us.

Aperitivo

Infographic | Venezuelan Migration in Colombia

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 boosting the National Intelligence Agency’s budget by USD100 million via decree, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva considering joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the IDB approving a USD600 million loan for electricity projects in Ecuador, and more.

SP Feature Article | 10 Key Questions about Venezuela’s Election Aftermath, Answered

In this new article, Southern Pulse analysts answer 10 key questions about the aftermath of Venezuela’s elections last week. Was the election stolen? Will there be protests? What does the international community think? Our experts answer all these questions, and more.

El Postre??

And finally, we’ll leave you with a Wall Street Journal article about how tech billionaire Elon Musk said he has agreed to fight Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on social media.

Musk has posted more than 50 tweets on his X social media platform about Venezuela in recent days, the report said, noting that these posts are “further amplifying” the protests that have broken out since the country’s electoral authority declared Maduro as the winner of its disputed presidential election earlier this week. “Do you want to fight? Let’s do it. Elon Musk, I’m ready,” Maduro said, to which Musk responded: “I accept.”

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