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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 04 October 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 3 October, Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state civil police arrested four people suspected of involvement in the murder of leftist Rio city councillor Marielle Franco on 14 March 2018.... Read More
* Brazil’s special secretary for privatisations and divestments in the economy ministry, Salim Mattar, has announced that, in the first nine months of the year, the government has met and even exceeded its 2019 divestment target of US$20bn.... Read More
On 3 October, delegates meeting for the national congress of Argentina’s second largest umbrella trade union organisation, Central de los Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA), voted in favour of negotiating reuniting with the country’s largest movement, the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT).... Read More
* Chile’s finance minister Felipe Larraín has said that the government is forecasting economic growth of between 2.4%-2.9% in 2019, down from its previous forecast of 3.2% in July, as reported in the local media.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Thousands of supporters turned out in the district of Barrancas de Belgrano in the City of Buenos Aires for the start of President Mauricio Macri’s ‘30 cities in 30 days’ campaign on 28 September ahead of presidential elections on 27 October.... Read More
The death of Ágatha Félix, an eight-year old girl who was killed by a stray bullet during a military police (PM) operation in the Complexo do Alemão favela in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro on 20 September, has given centre-stage to discussions on public security policy and the role of the police, particularly in the state of Rio.... Read More
Tensions between the judiciary and the legislature or the executive are not infrequent in Brazil.... Read More
CHILE | Piñera unveils 2020 draft budget.... Read More
Profound challenges facing Paraguay’s soybean industry contributed to a domestic economic contraction of 3% in the second quarter of 2019, year-on-year, according to figures released by the central bank (BCP) on 30 September.... Read More
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- BRAZIL: ‘Milícia’ links under scrutiny after Franco case arrests
- In brief: Brazil meets divestment target
- ARGENTINA: Rival union movements to fuse behind Fernández
- In brief: Chile’s finance minister lowers growth forecast
- ARGENTINA: Macri cranks up campaign
- BRAZIL: Police under increased scrutiny in Rio
- BRAZIL: Judiciary up in arms
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Paraguay tips into recession