Brazil & Southern Cone - March 2019

This March edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone covers topics that are generating public debate in different countries.... Read More

Last year, Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera presented a bill modifying a law that has granted money to the armed forces for the purchase of weapons.... Read More

Since the arrival to power of the leftist Frente Amplio (FA) coalition, Uruguay has maintained a discreet discourse over the situation in Venezuela.... Read More

The simmering conflict over medical costs in Bolivia and Argentina reached boiling point in 2018 when the governor of Argentina’s north-western province of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, presented draft legislation imposing fees on all foreigners benefitting from healthcare services in the province.... Read More

Civil society, businesses and governments know that plastic waste management is a serious issue that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.... Read More

Stagnant growth: On 28 February, Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) released its GDP growth figures for 2018, which show that Brazil’s gradual economic recovery is continuing at a slow pace.... Read More