Brazil & Southern Cone - November 2025

This November edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone begins by analysing the efforts by various countries in the region, such as Argentina and Brazil, to set up more data centres for artificial intelligence (AI).... Read More

Running the data centres that operate artificial intelligence (AI) requires so much energy that the US struggle to provide it as fast as the big tech companies would like.... Read More

The US government has lifted sanctions on Paraguay’s former president Horacio Cartes (2013-2018).... Read More

The inauguration in October of a new assembly plant in Brazil by Chinese car manufacturer BYD drew particular interest from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, given that creating jobs and showcasing foreign investment are a perfect backdrop for his re-election campaign next year.... Read More

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was first elected as president of Brazil in 2002, he took his cabinet-to-be on a tour to see the harsh living conditions of people in the impoverished northeast, and particularly of their precarious housing.... Read More

Since September, various states in Brazil have been reeling from a wave of methanol poisonings linked to contaminated drinks.... Read More

A bill passed by the Rio de Janeiro state legislative assembly (Alerj) in September, which proposed offering a bonus to policemen for the ‘neutralisation’ of criminals, has sparked human rights concerns.... Read More

In September a high-profile femicide case in Buenos Aires province sparked widespread concern over violence against women.... Read More

Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF on 10 October finalised a technical agreement with Italian oil giant Eni that marks a milestone in what is to become the country’s largest project to export liquified natural gas (LNG).... Read More

BRAZIL | Energy legislation to benefit consumers and renewables.... Read More