Overview
- Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez signed decree 5,248 to suppress and liquidate seven entities, including CESPPA and several chavista missions, with a 90‑day wind‑down and transfers of functions to other ministries.
- The closures are officially framed as an administrative reorganization; analysts quoted in regional coverage link the move to U.S. pressure and warn of potential internal resistance given the missions’ political and social roles.
- Peru’s Congress opened a special plenary to debate seven censure motions against José Jerí that met the 78‑signature threshold, with Jerí declining to attend and protesters outside calling for his resignation.
- In Mexico, ex‑education official Marx Arriaga stayed in his SEP office after removal, prompting senators such as Clemente Castañeda to urge President Claudia Sheinbaum to act decisively, as Sheinbaum also asserted a planned 40‑hour workweek will not cut pay or benefits.
- Argentina’s government acknowledged a tactical shift toward broader consensus in Congress to pass key reforms, signaling willingness to make concessions to secure votes and project stability to markets.