LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 04 October 2018

Development: On 3 October, presidential candidate Ciro Gomes of the Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT) mocked far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Partido Social Liberal (PSL) and challenged him to take part in the final televised debate ahead of Brazil’s 7 October presidential election.... Read More

Norwegian metal company Norsk Hydro has announced the temporary suspension of all of its operations in Alunorte, the world’s biggest alumina refinery located in the Brazilian state of Pará, and in the nearby bauxite mine, Paragominas.... Read More

Development: On 3 October the Argentine government’s cabinet chief, Marcos Peña, defended the government’s proposed 2019 draft budget in the federal congress insisting that embracing fiscal responsibility would help Argentina to overcome its current economic problems.... Read More

Uruguay’s national statistics institute (INE) has released the latest inflation figures which show inflation in September 2018 was up 0.50% on the previous month, bringing the accumulated rate this year to 7.73% and the year-on-year rate to 12.2%.... Read More