Brazil & Southern Cone - March 2023

The March 2023 issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone focuses first on Brazil and the actions and challenges of the new government of three-times President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.... Read More

Distressing images of emaciated indigenous Yanomami people came to light in January, shocking Brazil and the world.... Read More

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is beginning to advance on economic policy initiatives that had taken the back seat following the political upheaval of the 8 January storming of democratic institutions.... Read More

Half a century after Brazil and Paraguay signed the treaty that gave way to the construction of the Itaipú dam across the Paraná River, the company that runs the world’s second-largest hydroelectric plant on 28 February paid off the massive debt it incurred to build it.... Read More

Paraguay will hold a general election and pick a new president for a five-year term on 30 April.... Read More

Look around in Latin America and you will be hard pushed to find another government that is cutting taxes at a time of slowing economic growth and rising pressure for social spending.... Read More

The feeling in Uruguay that crime and insecurity are worsening has been confirmed by numbers.... Read More

CHILE | Trans-Pacific Partnership membership officialised.... Read More