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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 23 August 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 23 August, France’s President Emmanuel Macron called the fires currently raging through the Amazon an “international emergency” and called for talks about the issue at this weekend’s G7 summit in Biarritz, France.... Read More
* João Doria, governor of São Paulo state, in a press conference attended by Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider, confirmed that São Paulo state will receive R$1bn (US$245.7m) in investment over the next three years from the Swiss multinational food and beverage company.... Read More
On 22 August, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández, who is heading the radical Peronist ticket that excelled in primary elections on 11 August, both participated in a seminar entitled ‘Democracy and Development’ organised by the Grupo Clarín media conglomerate.... Read More
* Argentina’s energy ministry has announced it will export natural gas under “non-interruptible” conditions to Chile.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Uruguay’s general elections on 27 October promise to be the most closely contested in a generation as the ruling left-wing Frente Amplio (FA) coalition’s stranglehold on power since 2005 loosens.... Read More
True to his right-wing populist roots Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro enjoys fighting ideological battles.... Read More
Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benítez withstood an impeachment motion presented in the lower chamber of congress by the main opposition Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA) on 20 August.... Read More
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