Brazil & Southern Cone - February 2019

With 2019 now getting into gear after a prolonged summer holiday period in the Southern Hemisphere, the February edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone delves into some of the emerging challenges faced by the governments of Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.... Read More

Uruguay is one of the countries that has most reduced its poverty rates in the last 15 years.... Read More

When a tailings dam collapsed in Brumadinho on 25 January killing an estimated more than 300 people, the deadliest mining disaster on record in the country, the common feeling among Brazilians was that the country hasn’t learned the lessons of previous disasters.... Read More

After months deliberation, on 9 January Chile’s senate ratified the recently signed new free trade agreement (FTA) with Argentina by 34 votes to one.... Read More

An outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a rat-borne viral respiratory disease, has swept through areas of northern and southern Argentina, with 29 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded between October 2018 and 20 January 2019.... Read More

Export growth: On 22 January, Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) released new figures showing that the country’s exports reached US$61.62bn in 2018, up 5.1% on 2017, while imports reached US$65.44bn – a 2.2% decrease.... Read More