Contributions from Rachel Glickhouse
    
            
      
    Haiti Update: Delayed Legislative Elections Take Place Ahead of Presidential Vote
    
    
            
      
    
  
  Four years late, Haitians at last chose their next parliament, which dissolved in January when legislators’ terms expired.
    
            
      
    Explainer: What's the Future of Obama's Executive Action on Immigration?
    
    
            
      
    
  
  On July 10, an appeals court heard the case determining the future of the U.S. president’s deportation relief programs.
    
            
      
    Brazil Update: Congress Considers Opening Pre-Salt to More Private Investment
    
    
            
      
    
  
  The Senate is discussing a bill that would allow for greater participation by foreign firms in Petrobras’ offshore oil exploration.