End of preview - This article contains approximately 735 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
Brazil & Southern Cone - March 2014 (ISSN 1741-4431)
ARGENTINA: Government admits that insecurity is a problem
A survey conducted in the latter half of February by the consultancy Management & Fit found that insecurity was, once again, top of the list of Argentines’ concerns, followed by inflation and unemployment. But while the government has taken steps to address both inflation and unemployment, until recently it has denied that insecurity is a serious concern, accusing the opposition and the media of exaggerating crime levels. But on 17 March, Jorge Capitanich, the chief of cabinet and someone who sees himself in the running to succeed President Cristina Fernández in 2015, admitted that insecurity is “a problem”.
- Bachelet reprises the reins of power
- CHILE: A foreign policy pivot?
- ARGENTINA: Government admits that insecurity is a problem
- ARGENTINA: New inflation figures unlikely to ease teachers’ strike
- PARAGUAY: Changes at public ministry raise uncomfortable questions for Cartes
- URUGUAY: Mujica’s liberal successes mask one big failure
- BRAZIL: Eduardo vs. Dilma
- BRAZIL: Is Mantega’s smile justified?
- BRAZIL: Primary surplus target cut to measure
- Bachelet and the Mapuche