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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 1 August 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 31 July, Paraguay’s political opposition and dissident factions of the ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC) announced that they would present a formal request in congress for President Mario Abdo Benítez and Vice President Hugo Velázquez to be subjected to impeachment proceedings for the signing of a bilateral agreement with Brazil deemed to be contrary to Paraguay’s national interests.... Read More
On 31 July, it was reported that a federal judge from Bahia state called upon Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to appear before the court to explain Eduardo’s appointment as Brazil's ambassador to the US. ... Read More
* The monetary policy committee (Copom) of Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has cut its benchmark interest rate (Selic) by half a percentage point to 6%.... Read More
* The low-cost Chilean airline JetSmart, controlled by the US private equity firm Indigo Partners, has announced plans to add three Airbus A320s aircraft to its fleet in Argentina, incorporating five new routes that were not previously operated by the company.... Read More
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