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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 28 October 2019

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On 27 October, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri recognised defeat in the presidential election held that day and congratulated his rival, Alberto Fernández of the hard-line Peronist Frente de Todos coalition, on winning election.... Read More
On 26 October, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said that he is “preoccupied” by the social and political turmoil currently shaking many Latin American countries but adopted a more conciliatory tone regarding the situation in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile than has previously been the case. ... Read More
* Brazil’s tourism minister, Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, has announced a R$200m (US$50m) credit line to assist small and medium-sized businesses in the tourism sector located in areas suffering from the consequences of an oil spill in Brazil’s Northeast region, that has gradually been polluting beaches along more than 2,000km of coastline for the past two months.... Read More
* The full official preliminary results of the first round of the Uruguayan presidential elections show that no candidate obtained the necessary 50% +1 of the vote to win election outright, meaning that a run-off between the first and second placed candidates will be needed.... Read More

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