LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 17 September 2018

Development: On 16 September, Brazil’s far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro broadcast a live video in which he attacked the leftist Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and its presidential candidate, Fernando Haddad, and spoke of a risk of fraud in the country’s upcoming 7 October general election.... Read More

* Brazil’s national statistics institute (IBGE) has reported that activity the country’s services sector contracted by 2.2% in July compared to June this year, when it grew by 4.8% following a sharp contraction in May, a consequence of the eleven-day lorry drivers’ strike that brought the country to a standstill.... Read More

Development: On 16 September the Argentine government led by President Mauricio Macri presented its draft budget for 2019 to the federal congress.... Read More

* Uruguay’s minister of livestock, agriculture & fishing, Enzo Benech, has announced that “the opening of the Japanese market for [Uruguayan] meat is imminent”.... Read More