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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 11 April 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 10 April, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attended a dinner with representatives from 37 Islamic countries, along with his Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina da Costa Dias, Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo, and son Eduardo, who is a federal deputy and heads the foreign relations committee in the chamber of deputies.... Read More
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (IBGE) has released the latest figures for the national consumer price index (IPCA) which show that monthly inflation for March 2019 reached 0.75%, up from 0.43% in February.... Read More
On 10 April, Paraguay’s Vice President Hugo Velázquez presented a draft bill to modify military law and protect female personnel in the armed forces from being subjected to disciplinary procedures while pregnant or breastfeeding. ... Read More
* Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has released new figures which show that the country’s exports in the first three months of 2019 totalled US$3.3bn, 6.1% down on the same period in 2018.... Read More
From Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America
The English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) and Latin America present two distinct realities as it relates to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) legal rights.... Read More
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