AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUN Leadership Race: Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan is leading the early UN secretary-general field after a first Security Council straw poll, with Reuters reporting 10 “encourage” votes—potentially setting up history as the first woman to run the UN. Protests & Judiciary Clash: Thousands joined a “Plantón por la Democracia” sit-in in San José and other provinces, backing judicial independence amid a widening dispute with the Executive over court powers and judge appointments. Inflation Watch: Costa Rica’s consumer prices fell 0.47% in July, keeping the country in negative year-over-year inflation at -0.28% and reversing earlier increases. Health Alert: The Health Ministry confirmed a new hepatitis A case tied to the Aserrí and San Juan de Dios de Desamparados outbreak, bringing the total to 14, with no hospitalizations or deaths reported. Wildlife & Nature: OIJ agents seized exotic animals including axolotls in a wildlife trafficking probe, while researchers also announced a new “coffee frog” species in Costa Rica’s central Pacific. Energy Prices: Fuel cuts took effect, including a major diesel drop of ¢79 per liter.
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