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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 09 February 2018
From LatinNews Daily
Development: On 8 January, Brazil’s secretary general of the presidency, Wellington Moreira Franco, met the head of the federal anti-trust regulator (Cade), Alexandre Barreto, to discuss ways to stop oil and gas companies from forming cartels.... Read More
* Defence Minister Raul Jungmann has stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between aeroplane manufacturer Embraer and Brazil's armed forces.The minister's comments come as Embraer discusses a joint venture with US rival Boeing.... Read More
Development: On 8 February, the Argentine government led by President Mauricio Macri struck a deal with agricultural producers and local truck drivers to increase haulage rates in the hope of ending protest action which has disrupted exports for 10 days now.... Read More
Uruguay: Consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has released a new report based on data from Uruguay’s national customs directorate (Aduanas), which found that the country raised US$19.4m in import tariffs (tasa consular) in January, a 136% increase compared to January 2017.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
After one year in the job, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went on his first major trip through the region between 1 and 7 February.... Read More
The line between Brazil’s judges and politicians is becoming increasingly blurred.... Read More
An incident in La Boca, the Buenos Aires suburb famous as the birthplace of tango, has triggered a national polemic.... Read More
ARGENTINA | Auto sector off to a good start.... Read More
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