LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 16 February 2018

Development: On 16 February, the Brazilian government will publish an emergency decree putting the army in control of civil and military police operations in Rio de Janeiro.... Read More

* The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its 2017 statistics for wind power, indicating that the 2017 global market remained above 50GW, of which Brazil accounts for 2GW.  Brazil rose one place in the rankings and pipped Canada to reach eighth position overall.... Read More

Development: On 15 February, thousands of people took part in protest marches across Argentina organised by the Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado (ATE), the umbrella public sector workers’ union, in support of the 24-hour national strike it staged on the day.... Read More

Argentina: The national statistics institute (Indec) has reported that the national inflation rate was 1.8% in January, slightly higher than market expectations of 1.7%.... Read More

The government led by President Mauricio Macri is exploiting divisions within Argentina’s largest trade union movement, the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT), in a bid to isolate the most powerful union boss of the last 30 years.... Read More

Brazil’s 2018 Carnival has been one of protests.... Read More

The so-called bullets, beef and bible caucus is growing in number and stature.... Read More

“This is weakening the state’s capacity to combat crime, drug trafficking, organised crime, and terrorism,” president-elect Sebastián Piñera said this week in reference to the current spat between Chile’s militarised police (Carabineros) and the attorney general’s office (Fiscalía) over the ‘Operación Huracán’ case.... Read More

BRAZIL | Blackouts.... Read More