Brazil & Southern Cone - July 2023

The July edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone begins with a deep dive into two topics which are of primordial importance to President Gabriel Boric in Chile: the drafting of a new constitution and a possible tax reform, two key policies for the young president which both failed the first time around.... Read More

After dissatisfaction with social inequality saw mass protests erupt in Chile in 2019, the country’s political class agreed to launch a constituent process to replace the current magna carta, which was drafted during General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990).... Read More

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has seen his share of setbacks in government, not least major defeats in trying to reform the constitution and the tax system.... Read More

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration in Brazil is declaring war on illegal gold prospecting with a legislative proposal that aims to reduce money laundering, environmental destruction, and the invasion of indigenous areas.... Read More

On 23 May a select committee inquiry (CPI) in Brazil’s lower house of congress began investigating the recent activities of the landless workers’ movement, Movimentos dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST), which has ties to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s centre-left Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT).... Read More

Brazil’s ‘tech lash’ has gained steam under the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose government has been pushing for legislation to clamp down on tech companies to monitor their platforms for misinformation and other forms of toxic online discourse.... Read More

The fact that one of South America’s smallest nations in June announced one of the region’s largest investments so far into green hydrogen speaks as much to Uruguay’s potential as a renewable energy source as it does to its pro-business investment climate.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Drought batters economy.... Read More