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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 5 September 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 4 September, Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera distanced himself from Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro after the latter attacked Michelle Bachelet, a former Chilean president (2006-2010; 2014-2018) and currently United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, and praised the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).... Read More
* The constitution and justice committee (CCJ) in Brazil’s senate has approved the text of the pension reform (PEC 6/19).... Read More
On 4 September, thousands of people took part in a demonstration in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, calling for the federal government to declare a food emergency.... Read More
* Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has slashed the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 2%, the lowest level since 2011, citing decelerating growth rates in various countries and the deepening trade dispute between the US and China.... Read More
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