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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 16 October 2018

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Development: On 15 October, the Observatório da Intervenção, a monitoring body set up by the centre for security and citizenship studies (Cesec) at Rio de Janeiro’s Universidade Candido Mendes (Ucam), released its latest data on violence and homicide rates in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, with a focus on police deaths.... Read More
* Six leftist parties in Brazil have come together to form a democratic front, and signed a manifesto declaring their support for the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) presidential candidate Fernando Haddad in the 28 October run-off vote, in rejection of his opponent, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Partido Social Liberal (PSL).... Read More
Development: On 15 October Sergio Massa, a moderate opposition leader in Argentina, criticised the decision by President Mauricio Macri to negotiate a large Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as “a mistake”.... Read More
* Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benítez has announced that Taiwan will donate US$150m to Paraguay over the next five years to go on infrastructure, education, and security, more than double the amount given to the previous administration.... Read More

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