Brazil & Southern Cone - July 2022

A series of recent arrests in Chile are helping bring to light the activities of a Venezuelan-born criminal organisation, the Tren do Aragua, in the Southern Cone country.... Read More

For months, Chilean police and prosecutors have been investigating the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal organisation whose growing presence in Chile has been a source of concern for the authorities.... Read More

At the end of June, Chile’s popularly elected constitutional convention (CC) completed its work on a new draft constitution, which will now be subject to a referendum due to be held on 4 September.... Read More

Data released for the first quarter shows that Uruguay’s economy remains strong, but second half risks to growth are edging up.... Read More

The disappearance and murder of Dom Phillips, a British journalist, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian indigenous expert, in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon in early June shocked the country and reverberated well beyond its borders.... Read More

Almost all governments spend extra money in election years.... Read More

It took only eight days between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) formally approving Argentina’s first quarter economic performance and the country being back in a financial crisis with a run on the peso and a new economy minister.... Read More

Mystery shrouds an Iranian-Venezuelan cargo plane that has been grounded in Argentina after it was refused entry to Uruguay.... Read More

The Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the four-country trade pact formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, has been somewhat deadlocked in recent years, but it is nevertheless showing some early signs of possible revival.... Read More

PARAGUAY | New economic measures announced.... Read More