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Executive resolution restricts access to information on the President’s activities

Panama Impact | Negative Civicus Rating | Limited On August 20, the Ministry of the Presidency published a resolution declaring as restricted access information the minutes, notes, files and other records of the discussions or activities of the President and Vice President of the Republic and the Cabinet Council. The documents related to the execution […]

Bolsonaro partially vetoed a law seeking to modify ‘crimes against the rule of law’

Brazil Impact | Negative Probability | High Civicus Rating | Obstructed On September 2, President Jair Bolsonaro partially vetoed a law that repeals the National Security Law of the military dictatorship and typifies in the Penal Code crimes against the democratic rule of law, including crimes against citizenship and freedom of assembly. The bill had […]

The government advanced in a new regulation of the internal organization of civil associations

Honduras Impact | Negative Civicus Rating | Repressed On August 15, the Honduran Ministry of Governance, Justice and Decentralization released an agreement that establishes a series of provisions that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must incorporate in their statutes. Among them is a registry book of their members with data such as their fingerprints. The objective of […]

Government promotes a new donations regime to support civil society

Chile Impact | Positive Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Obstructed On July 26, the Ministry of Finance presented a bill that aims to create a new regime of donations with tax benefits in order to facilitate the financing of civil society organizations (CSOs). The new regime includes objectives already recognized in existing special laws […]

Opposition Senator proposes CSOs help decide how to use confiscated assets

Paraguay Impact | Positive Probability | Low Civicus Rating | Obstructed In early July, opposition senator Abel Gonzalez introduced a bill to authorize non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to make provisional use of seized assets under the administration of the National Secretariat for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets (SENABICO in Spanish). The allocation and supervision […]

Reform to the Anti-Corruption Law advances in the National Assembly

Venezuela Impact | Positive Probability | High Civicus Rating | Repressed On July 26 the Comptroller Commission of the National Assembly launched the public consultation process on the bill of the partial reform of the Law Against Corruption of 2014, which had been approved in first discussion two weeks ago. The initiative broadens the concept […]

Bill to eliminate the obligation to consult Indigenous Communities moves forward

Brazil Impact | Negative Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Obstructed The situation of Brazil’s indigenous peoples has been viewed with concern for decades due to their living conditions and lack of protection of their rights. This could now be aggravated if a bill to reform the so-called Statute of the Indian, which obtained a […]

Senate analyzes bill to increase penalties against ‘crimes against honor’

Brazil Impact | Negative Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Obstructed On July 14, the Senate discussed a bill presented by the ruling senator Carlos Fávaro (PSD/MT) which seeks to increase the penalties for the crimes of slander, defamation and libel. Eight amendments were presented during its discussion and the bill is still under study. […]