Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Mexico’s Senate is considering a reform to the General Law of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture that would seek to prohibit the breeding of octopuses and other cephalopods throughout the country. The measure would follow the legislative precedent set by Chile in 2025, which placed a preventative ban on the industry before

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Paraguay’s National Intersectoral Council (CNI), a coalition representing various organizations in the country, are demanding a response from the state to their demand for protections on family farms. Despite commitments made by authorities in previous negotiations over the issue, there has thus far been no official response to their petitions, according

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vázquez has predicted increased transit levels through the interoceanic route due to blockades in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Iran war.

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Experts note that even large companies have been resorting to this mechanism, which hit a record high in Brazil last year.