LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 4 April 2018

Development: On 3 April, protestors for and against sending Brazil's former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) to jail took to the streets ahead of an important ruling from the supreme court (STF) scheduled for later today (4 April).... Read More

* Brazil’s federal congress has overturned a series of presidential vetoes from President Michel Temer, which could damage public finances.... Read More

Development: On 3 April, Chile’s right-of-centre government led by President Sebastián Piñera announced it was withdrawing a legislative bill passed under his predecessor, Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010; 2014-2018), which replaced the state-guaranteed student loan (CAE) with another scheme.... Read More

Argentina: Argentina’s federal tax authority (Afip) has reported that it has collected Ar$238.8bn (US$11.9bn) in taxes in March, a 36.9% increase compared with the same month in 2017.... Read More