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Panama Canal Pressure & Costs: With El Niño-driven drought tightening Neopanamax drafts (48.5 feet now; further cuts set for Aug. 26 and Sept. 3), the Canal is seeing longer waits and record pricing, including a liquefied gas tanker paying a record $4.6m to jump the queue—pushing surcharges that can flow into U.S. consumer prices. Maritime Disruption from Iran War: Strait of Hormuz traffic remains a fraction of normal as the U.S. maintains an “indefinite” blockade and fires on blockade-runners; shipping risk is spilling into global freight rates and rerouting. Local Governance & Justice: Panama lawyer Alejandro Pérez says Roy Cortizo is the “architect” behind judicial persecution of Ricardo Martinelli, as former tax authority director Publio De Gracia is ordered into pretrial detention amid alleged money laundering and unjust enrichment. Education Shake-up: Ventura Vega takes over Panama’s Education Ministry after Lucy Molinar’s resignation, with investigations tied to a controversial $28.4m laptop procurement. Trade & Agriculture: Panama will accept Argentine citrus (lemons, mandarins, oranges, grapefruits) after phytosanitary requirements were agreed. Security in Darién: Senafront reports operations against Clan del Golfo-linked illicit gold mining in the border jungle, including arrests of Panamanians and Colombians.

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