Brazil & Southern Cone - September 2021

September usually marks the peak of the fire season in the Brazilian Amazon, with destructive blazes often garnering international headlines.... Read More

The protection of the environment is under threat in Brazil.... Read More

At the end of August, Angra 3, Brazil’s half-built and long-delayed third nuclear plant, got a green ‘resume construction’ light from state-owned power company Eletronuclear, which said it was allocating US$1.14bn worth of investment in the facility for the 2020-2023 period, in the expectation that it would come onstream by 2026.... Read More

Brazilian politics has remained volatile and confrontational over the last month, and there are signs that, along with other factors, this is dampening down the pace of the country’s economic recovery.... Read More

Argentina’s economic future over the next two years, 2022 and 2023, is likely to be determined by the interplay of at least three factors: first the strength and duration of the current recovery; second, the results of the congressional mid-term elections due in November; and, third, the renegotiation of the country’s debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... Read More

The Paraná River, which has its source in Brazil, runs through Paraguay, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Argentina, is part of the second largest river system in South America and sustains the lives and livelihoods of millions as a source of drinking water, electricity, and trade routes, amongst other things.... Read More

In August, officials from Argentina and Brazil were reported to be involved in talks on building a pipeline to pump gas from Argentina’s shale gas deposits in Patagonia back to Brazil.... Read More

As a small economy with limited natural resources and generally high levels of educational qualifications, Uruguay is showing interest in developing the ‘knowledge economy’.... Read More

The business climate across Latin America is improving, and Paraguay is doing best of all, according to a report published by the Brazilian university and think-tank Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).... Read More

Once again, small guerrilla groups are making their presence known with a spate of violence in northern Paraguay, causing problems for the authorities and raising questions over the security strategy of the government led by President Mario Abdo Benítez.... Read More

CHILE | Monetary tightening continues.... Read More