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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 18 March 2020
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On 17 March, Brazilians staged ‘panelaços’ (pots-and-pans protests) in several major cities across the country, in rejection of President Jair Bolsonaro and his reckless attitude towards the coronavirus (Covid-19).... Read More
* The Brazilian government led by President Jair Bolsonaro has said that it will request that the federal congress recognise a state of public calamity effective until 31 December 2020, in light of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
On 17 March the Argentine government led by President Alberto Fernández announced a series of new emergency public and economic measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country while mitigating the impact on the domestic economy.... Read More
* Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.25%, and reduced the foreign currency reserve requirement for local banks by 2%, in a bid to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on the domestic economy.... Read More
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