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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 25 April 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 24 April, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro thanked members of the federal chamber of deputies’ constitution and justice committee (CCJ) for approving the constitutionality of the pension reform proposal and highlighted the importance of a swift approval of the reform.... Read More
* Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras has announced the creation of a voluntary redundancy programme, through which it expects to cut 4,300 jobs, as the company looks to reduce operational costs.... Read More
On 24 April Enrique García resigned from his post as comptroller general after it became clear that Paraguay’s senate would vote in favour of impeaching him over corruption allegations.... Read More
* Chile’s Finance Minister Felipe Larraín and Budget Director Rodrigo Cerda have presented the latest quarterly report on the country’s finances which downgrade the economic growth forecast made by the government in October to 3.5% from 3.8%. Larraín accredited the economy’s weak start to a complex international situation and heavy rains in February that stalled mining production.... Read More
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