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

Development: On 25 September, Brazil’s President Michel Temer gave the opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) general debate, in which he criticised isolationism, intolerance, and unilateralism.... Read More

* Samar Maziad, senior analyst on Latin America at international credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service, said that Brazil’s next president will have to continue with the current government’s package of economic reforms, or risk compromising growth and negatively affecting the country's credit rating.... Read More

Development: On 25 September the president of Argentina’s central bank (BCRA), Luis Caputo, resigned for “personal reasons”.... Read More

Chile: Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera has presented his executive’s proposal for the state budget for 2019 for a total of US$73.4bn – up 3.2% on this year's budget.... Read More

As the country with the highest homicide rates in the region, Brazil does not fare too badly where political violence is concerned – especially when compared with Mexico, where 129 politicians, amongst which 48 candidates, were killed in this year’s electoral process.... Read More

In February this year, Brazil’s President Michel Temer signed a decree putting the armed forces in charge of public security in Rio de Janeiro state, amid concerns over uncontrollable violence.... Read More

These are not good times for the Chilean Catholic Church.... Read More

Paraguay has just ratified the United Nations Firearms Protocol (UNFP).... Read More