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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 23 July 2018

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Development: On 22 July Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former army captain, officially launched his candidacy for Brazil’s presidency during a public event in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Significance: Bolsonaro currently polls in second place in public opinion surveys, behind the former leftist president Lula da Silva (2003-2011), who will probably be barred from running due to his corruption conviction.... Read More
*Local analysts have warned that should the current draught affecting south central Brazil continue in the second half of the year, then this could negatively affect the 2018/2019 sugar cane and coffee harvests.... Read More
Development: On 22 July Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri held bilateral meetings with finance ministers from the US, France, and Chile on the sidelines of a two-day G-20 ministers summit held in Buenos Aires.... Read More
Paraguay: Gustavo Volpe, the president of the Unión Industrial del Paraguay (UIP) industrial lobby group, has said that Paraguay is currently experiencing a rapid period of industrialisation, in which the sector has almost doubled in size in recent years and now plays an increasingly more important role in the domestic economy.... Read More

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