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Costa Rica to normalize status of 200,000 immigrants

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Today's Latin American political update:

Costa Rica officially recognizes 200,000 mostly Nicaraguan immigrants

Costa Rica, a country of 5.2 million people, officially recognizes According to officials preparing for the situation of about 200,000 migrants, mainly from neighboring Nicaragua in northern Central America.

The plan, which must be approved by President Rodrigo Chavez, aims to formally include immigrants in the job market and health care system, Costa Rica's immigration director said.

Asylum applications in Costa Rica reached a record 60,000 last year due to an influx of people fleeing Nicaragua, but immigration officials say this will increase his number by 2022. He thinks it could reach 80,000.

Colombian parliamentarians submit anti-fracking bill to parliament

Bogota – Colombian parliamentarians, environment minister and environmental activists urge fracking and unconventional lawmakers in Andean country's parliament introduced a bill to ban the development of unrefined hydrocarbon sources.

This is his fourth time such a proposal has been sent to parliamentarians for discussion, but anti-fracking activists are optimistic that the bill will succeed, with 100 members of parliament and a new left-wing government led by President Gustavo Petro.

Costa Rica seeks entry into trans-Pacific bloc

Costa Rica seeks to join 11 trade partnerships in Asia and the Americas. A step to strengthen trade ties with Asian economies, announced by President Rodrigo Chavez, who has formally called for it.

Formed in 2018 as an offshoot of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) includes Chile, Mexico, Peru, Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam, including Canada.

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo hospitalized for stroke

Asuncion – Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is in a stable condition in a medically-induced coma following a stroke, said a party official.

Physician and MP Jorge Querey noted that Lugo, now a senator, was hospitalized after an ischemic stroke, and that initial studies indicated that Lugo suffered "relatively minor" injuries. It has been shown that

New Colombian government needs to pay attention to reforms, business leaders say

President Petro's proposed tax reform bill would allow his government to raise about 25 trillion dollars by 2023. It said it would raise pesos ($5.8 billion), which "causes a lot of concern," said the head of a major Colombian business association.

"We've been doing a lot of analysis and we see that companies are going to have a very heavy tax burden," said Bruce His Mack, Master of the Colombian Business Institute (ANDI). the chairman said.

The new tax law "must be careful" not to discourage investment in a country where 50% of the labor market is in the informal sector, Mac Master said, citing plans by the new labor minister. He also warned against supporting bills to change some contract clauses and change working hours.

Brazil's agriculture sector leader says there is no room for Lula to return to presidency

SAO PAULO – Brazil's powerful agricultural lobby, the National Federation of Agriculture ( CNA) head Joao Martins says there is no room for the country to return a president imprisoned for corruption.

Although he did not mention former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva by name, Martins is clearly referring to the leftist leader who is the frontrunner ahead of the October elections.

Martins spoke at a CNA conference attended by far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who is seeking re-election with strong support from the agricultural sector. (Edited by Steven Grattan and Brendan O'Boyle; edited by Kirsten Donovan and Grant McCool)