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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 17 April 2020

From LatinNews Daily
On 16 April Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced that his administration has finalised the debt restructuring offer it will present to the country’s private foreign creditors to try to avoid a default.... Read More
On 16 April, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed Luiz Henrique Mandetta as his health minister.... Read More
* The index for Brazil’s São Paulo stock exchange (Ibovespa) fell for the second consecutive session after a volatile day yesterday (16 April), in reaction to concerns about the oil sector and political tensions at home.... Read More
* Uruguay’s national statistics institute (INE) has released employment figures for February, according to which the unemployment rate stood at 10.5%, up from 8.4% in February 2019, and 8.5% in January 2020.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Political reputations are made or destroyed in a crisis.... Read More
The impending threat of a surge in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, with public health services already beginning to be stretched beyond capacity in certain states, has not put an end to political tensions and power struggles in Brazil.... Read More
While the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has forced people into their homes and ground many industries to a halt, it does not appear to have impacted the activity of those who drive deforestation in Brazil, as figures point to a 29.9% annual increase in Amazon forest loss for the month of March.... Read More
Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced on 10 April that the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown, originally imposed on 20 March, would be extended until 27 April.... Read More
Since the outbreak of wide-ranging protests last year, Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera and some of his supporters have shown an ability to make unforced errors in politically sensitive areas.... Read More
Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera appears to be sensitive to claims that Argentina’s left-of-centre government is handling the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic better than his right-of-centre government.... Read More
PARAGUAY | Fiscal deficit creeps up.... Read More

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