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The inaugural session of Chile's Constitutional Convention. (AP)

The draft is in. This week, Chile’s constitutional delegates submitted a 499-article Magna Carta that could replace the country’s Pinochet-era constitution. Next up, committees will streamline the document, write the preamble, and prepare to shift from one constitution to the next.

But that transition isn’t guaranteed; voters will decide whether to back the new constitution in a September 4 referendum. The 10-month drafting process drew scrutiny and led to weakening public support.

That could change as the approve camp starts to make its case based on an actual document. After all, some of the articles decried as particularly radical didn’t make the final draft, and one U.S. financial services company said that that in and of itself should calm investor fears.

AS/COA Online takes a look at what is—and isn’t—in the new constitution.

What’s coming up in Latin America? 

THEY SAID WHAT?

—Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso commits to attending the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas during a visit from Jill Biden. The U.S. first lady is on a Latin America tour ahead of the June Summit, which a number of regional leaders suggest they will not attend. The White House has not yet sent formal invites. (Reuters, The Washington Post)

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This week, the Biden administration is loosening Cuba restrictions, reversing several Trump-era policies by restoring flights to Cuban cities apart from Havana, restarting a family reunification program, and lifting some remittance limits. Washington also announced it will lift some sanctions on Venezeula, including allowing Chevron to renegotiate its contract with state-owned oil company, PDVSA (Miami Herald, Politico)
FAST STAT
14%

Of Brazilian pre-candidates for governor are women, even though the country’s electoral court stipulates that at least 30 percent of party funds must go to female candidates. (Folha de S. Paulo)


14.8%

Of members of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies are women, meaning it ranks at 143 worldwide when it comes to women’s legislative representation. (Inter-Parliamentary Union)

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