LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 02 February 2018

Development: On 1 February, classes had to be suspended at a school in the city of Rio de Janeiro after a criminal broke into the school.... Read More

* Brazil’s national association of car dealers, Fenabrave, has reported that automobile sales in the country increased by 23.14% in January compared to the same month last year, with 181.2bn units sold.... Read More

Development: On 1 February, Chile’s government spokesperson Paula Narváez rejected claims by the political opposition coalition Chile Vamos that the government led by President Michelle Bachelet had been dragging its heels in addressing the current scandal involving the Carabineros militarised police.... Read More

Argentina: Argentina’s tax authority (Afip) has reported that the national tax-take reached Ar$261.96bn (US$13.33bn) in January, a 11.4% increase compared to the previous month and a 23.9% increase compared to January 2016.... Read More

“God protects us so that we can protect the favela,” reads a slogan spray painted on the walls of the Cidade Jardim slum, located in Fortaleza, the capital of the north-eastern state of Ceará.... Read More

“Not only a step backwards but a form of provocation”.... Read More

President Mauricio Macri has made a symbolic gesture, ostensibly to cut the fiscal deficit but with the underlying motive of boosting his approval ratings.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Courting foreign investors.... Read More

A year after a plane carrying supreme court (STF) judge Teori Zavascki crashed outside the beach town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro, killing him instantly along with five others, an investigation has ruled out sabotage.... Read More