Brazil & Southern Cone - September 2023

In August, Argentina held its presidential primaries (Paso) which serve as a gauge of public opinion ahead of the first round of presidential elections, which will be held on 22 October.... Read More

What Economy Minister Sergio Massa most wanted was to avoid a devaluation of the peso before Argentina’s presidential election on 22 October.... Read More

The latest Global Peace Index of Australia-headquartered think tank the Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP), published in July, highlighted that violent crime has become less of a concern in Argentina.... Read More

Paraguay’s anti-drugs agency (Senad) and Brazil’s federal police (PF) have long collaborated in their efforts to combat the activities of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) operating near the countries’ border regions.... Read More

At the end of July Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) released its first-ever census on the country’s Afro-Brazilian 'quilombola' population - Afro-Brazilian communities who identify as the descendants of escaped slaves who established their own settlements.... Read More

Brazil’s government led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced a package of security initiatives on 21 July, the ‘Programa de Ação na Segurança’ (PAS).... Read More

Following a rocky start to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third term, Brazil’s economic outlook has improved considerably – and with it the popularity of the 77-year-old former metalworker.... Read More

From oil to minerals and trees, Brazil has been blessed with plenty of natural resources that have fuelled numerous economic boom and bust cycles throughout its history.... Read More

CHILE | No growth on the horizon this year.... Read More