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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 13 August 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 12 August, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri said that he will continue to campaign from now until the 27 October general election to try to revert the result of the open, simultaneous, and mandatory party primaries (Paso) in which the opposition obtained a major victory that appears to bury Macri’s re-election hopes.... Read More
On 12 August, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro appealed to a group of businessmen in São Paulo for their support over his nomination as Brazilian ambassador to the US. ... Read More
* Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released its latest figures for the index of economic activity (IBC-Br), a measure of GDP growth.... Read More
* Chile’s Finance Minister Felipe Larraín has said that the plunge in Argentina’s stock market and peso following the surprise results from party primary elections which gave a major victory to the Frente de Todos opposition presidential ticket led by Alberto Fernández will impact the Chilean economy, but the impact will be limited and felt mainly by a few Chilean companies which operate in Argentina.... Read More
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