Brazil & Southern Cone - May 2021

Chilean voters went to the polls on 15 and 16 May in an unprecedented ‘mega-election’ during which the 155 members of the constituent convention, which is tasked with re-writing the country’s constitution, were elected (along with regional governors, mayors, and municipal councillors).... Read More

Chile faces a future of water scarcity.... Read More

Apart from criticising recent pension withdrawals, the final report of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultation on the Chilean economy, released on 23 April, was highly positive, praising “strong policies” to mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More

The coronavirus (Covid-19) has claimed more lives in Brazil in the first four months of 2021 than during the nine months of the pandemic last year.... Read More

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The Brazilian government’s rhetoric on privatisation has often exceeded the reality of a frequently delayed, bureaucratic, and highly politicised process.... Read More

Brazil-based ECB Group has announced a further postponement of its ambitious US$800m Omega Green bio-refinery project in Villeta, Paraguay.... Read More

Both Argentina and Uruguay received visits from US officials in April.... Read More

Argentina’s electricity regulator Ente Nacional Regulador de la Eletricidad (Enre) introduced a 9% increase in the electricity tariffs charged in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (Amba) effective from 1 May.... Read More

PARAGUAY | Pandemic slows recovery prospects.... Read More