Brazil & Southern Cone - February 2025

This February edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone begins with a look at the resurgence of inflation concerns in Brazil.... Read More

Halfway through President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s four-year term, the resurgence of inflation is throwing a wrench into his plan for Brazil.... Read More

Public concern over organised crime intensified on 13 January in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia state, after gang members set fire to buses.... Read More

International human rights organisations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have recently released reports expressing concern over the security policies pursued by Argentina’s government under President Javier Milei and other risks to upholding human rights.... Read More

It’s been a long time since Argentina’s economy has generated as much positive news as recently.... Read More

Security Minister Patricia Bullrich shared a video on social media celebrating the eviction on 9 January of a Mapuche indigenous community from the Los Alerces national park in Chubut province.... Read More

Chile’s congress in late January approved a compromise pension reform that hands President Gabriel Boric a victory by boosting pension pay, improving gender equality, and heightening competition, while preserving many of the features of the current, mostly private system.... Read More

President Gabriel Boric travelled to the US-run Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station on 3 January, making him the first Latin American president to visit the South Pole.... Read More

BRAZIL| Petrobras raises diesel prices.... Read More