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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 10 February 2020
From LatinNews Daily
On 9 February, police in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia killed Adriano ‘Capitão Adriano’ da Nóbrega, a former captain in the police’s special operations battalion (Bope) in Rio de Janeiro state, on the run from the authorities, known to be linked with vigilante ‘milícia’ groups there, and reportedly wanted in relation to the March 2018 murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco.... Read More
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest figures for the national consumer price index (IPCA) which show that monthly inflation stood at 0.21% in January 2020, down from 1.15% in December 2019, and 0.32% in January last year.... Read More
On 7 February there were violent clashes in the centre of Santiago once again after Chile’s Carabineros militarised police sought to disperse thousands of people protesting against the government.... Read More
* Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has published its latest monthly statistics bulletin, according to which foreign direct investment (FDI) to Chile totalled US$10.797bn in 2019.... Read More
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