LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 26 June 2018

Development: On 25 June thousands of workers adhered to the 24-hour general strike called by the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) umbrella workers’ union in repudiation of the economic policies pursued by the government led by President Mauricio Macri.... Read More

Development: On 25 June, the Brazilian mining giant Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) announced that it had struck a framework agreement with local prosecutors - along with partner BHP Billiton - over a dam collapse in 2015 that resulted in Brazil's worst environmental disaster.... Read More

Brazil: Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has announced that it has reached an agreement to compensate its US shareholders with US$2.95bn.... Read More

Chile: Chile’s national customs service (Aduana) has reported that trade between Chile and the rest of the world increased by 18.4% between January and May compared to the same period in 2017, reaching US$58.29bn.... Read More