Brazil & Southern Cone - February 2021

This February issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone starts off with a series of articles on Brazil.... Read More

There are at least two global economic revolutions going on right now: the ‘green energy’ revolution and what has been called the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).... Read More

Rio de Janeiro’s 2021 carnival, originally due this month but postponed to July because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, has now been completely cancelled.... Read More

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has shaken up all industries, and the criminal one is no exception.... Read More

The shooting of an indigenous Mapuche youth during an operation by the Carabineros militarised police in November 2018, and the attempt by those involved to cover up the crime, shook Chile, prompting protests across the country, renewed unrest in the southern La Araucanía region where the killing took place, and a scandal for the Carabineros [SSR-19-01].... Read More

Violence and criminality are on the up in Chile.... Read More

Chile is building more ‘clean energy’ capacity and is beginning to ease back on fossil fuels.... Read More

Argentina’s state-owned oil company, YPF, is struggling with operating losses, a difficult transition to shale oil, a disputed debt restructuring, and a change in leadership.... Read More

A one-off 3% asset tax targeting Argentina’s wealthiest residents came into force on 1 February, sparking a mix of praise and complaints.... Read More

The Asociación Rural del Paraguay (ARP), the country’s most powerful agricultural and livestock lobby group, has repeated its call for the government to open diplomatic relations with the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC), a move that would imply de-recognising the island of Taiwan (which formally describes itself as the Republic of China – ROC).... Read More

A botched security operation against the Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP) guerrilla group last September, which left two minors of Argentine nationality dead and was followed by the kidnapping of former vice president Óscar Denis (2012-2013) in retaliation, continues to cause problems for the Paraguayan government led by President Mario Abdo Benítez.... Read More

The Cutter Stone, a US Coast Guard (USCG) national security cutter, docked at the port of Montevideo in Uruguay on 25 January.... Read More

URUGUAY | Catching up on number portability.... Read More