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

Development: On 25 July Folha de São Paulo, the Brazilian daily, reported that an astronaut and a prince were among the choices for running mate of former army captain and leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the 7 October general election.... Read More

* The specialised labour-rights division (MPT) of Brazil’s attorney general’s office has taken a civil action suit in the local courts demanding that the federal government only allows the proposed merger between Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer and US aerospace giant Boeing if the new firm can guarantee that jobs in Brazil will be protected.... Read More

Development: On 25 July thousands of demonstrators took the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago, and other major cities calling for free, secure, and cost-free abortion.... Read More

Argentina: The national statistics institute (Indec) has revealed that Argentina had a trade deficit of US$382m in June, a decrease of approximately 70% compared to the deficit recorded in the previous month of May when the deficit amounted to US$1.3bn.... Read More

Reports from Paraguay that Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) has a new local leader operating out of the border town of Pedro Juan Caballero have focused attention on the international growth of the organisation, and on claims that it is now the largest criminal group operating in South America.... Read More

After months of work, the argentine government led by President Mauricio Macri unveiled its new national security strategy aimed at combating drug trafficking in mid-June.... Read More

Uruguay’s prisons are proving easy to escape from.... Read More