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Brazil & Southern Cone - May 2025
Introduction
This May edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone begins with an analysis of the President Javier Milei’s decision to lift currency and capital controls in Argentina, which was facilitated by a sizable financing package led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The initial reaction by investors and Argentines has been positive, although the country’s economy remains vulnerable to external shocks.
- Introduction
- End of currency controls largely successful, for now
- Tighter rules for police in Rio favelas
- Supreme court will have final word on outsourcing disputes
- Spying scandal impacts bilateral Itaipú talks
- Boric scores with SQM-Codelco but lithium faces challenges
- Botched museum project topples veteran senator
- Economic Highlights