☀ Domingo Brief — Elections in Panama

Each Sunday, take two minutes to catch key stories and opportunities shaping Latin America.

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Welcome back to the Domingo Brief! This week, we’re keeping up with diplomatic issues, Oxxo’s Brazilian splash, a court case with regional implications, and more.

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Trivia of the Week

A meager 12% of you got it right last week: Brazil and Paraguay are the two countries which received Japanese Prime Minister Kishida this week (yes, we find it interesting too). Kishida reaffirmed his commitment to progressing on a prospective Japan-Mercosur deal while in Paraguay, and he met this weekend with Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

Each week, tune back in for the answer to the previous week’s trivia question. No cheating!

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🇦🇷🇧🇴🇵🇪 The foreign ministers of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru each recently visited China in order to shore up their relations with the world’s second-largest economy. All three countries form part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and seek greater investments from the East Asian giant. For Argentinean Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, the challenge is twofold, as she must attempt to both overcome doubts about Argentina’s economic situation and smooth over ruffled feathers following her president’s vocal anti-China stance.

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🇧🇷🇲🇽 Oxxo has officially opened 500 store locations in São Paulo, just over 3 years after it made its entry into Brazil. The legendary Mexican convenience store chain opened 200 stores just last year, meaning on average one every two days. Hooray for internationalization of a true Latin American brand!