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Copa América

Copa América: Rodriguez leads Colombia to win over Argentina

15-06-2019 22:59 This is the Colombians' first win over the Albiceleste since 2007. Argentina came closest to scoring with a close-range header by Messi that missed just wide in the 66th.

Copa América

Everton and Neres in contention for Neymar's spot in Brazil

15-06-2019 14:10 Neymar will not play in the Copa América due to an ankle injury. Brazil beat Bolivia handily 3-0 on Friday.

INSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

Brazil in shock as Minister Moro’s imprisonment of Lula questioned

15-06-2019 09:43 Justice Minister Sergio Moro sent ex-president Lula to prison on corruption charges as he led the polls for the presidency, paving the way for Jair Bolsonaro’s victory.

CORRUPTION

Moro and the moral dilemma

15-06-2019 08:31 Argentina and Brazil’s historical processes are intertwined, and in comparing both it is possible to come to a macro-historical understanding that helps put in context what is going on beneath the surface.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Copa América

Hopeful Messi keen to end Argentina title drought

13-06-2019 12:00 The 5-time Ballon d'Or winner, who turns 32 this month, has never won a title with the national team. The Copa América, which kicks off Friday, may be his final opportunity.

Lava Jato

Brazil court dodges debate on Lula's release

12-06-2019 01:52 Debate flares up in neighbouring country over leaked documents indicating Justice Minister Sergio Moro improperly collaborated with prosecutors when serving as a federal judge, casting shadow over 'Lava Jato' probe.

Copa América

Brazil to unroll large security operation for Copa America

11-06-2019 13:59 Brazil will deploy increased security measures as it braces for the start of the Copa América on Friday. Argentine referee Néstor Pitana is chosen to officiate the inaugural match between the hosts and Bolivia.

Lava Jato

Brazil's Moro under fire after leaked messages hint at anti-Lula conspiracy

10-06-2019 10:10 The Intercept alleges then-federal judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in an investigation against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked together to jail former president.

BLOOMBERG

A common Brazil-Argentina currency? A 'distant mirage' for now

10-06-2019 09:09 Worried about possible noise caused by the discussion, Brazil’s Central Bank issued a statement late at night on Thursday denying there are ongoing plans or even studies for a monetary union with Argentina.

BOLSONARO IN B.A.

Protesters take to streets to tell Bolsonaro he's not welcome in Argentina

07-06-2019 19:22 Hours after President Macri had hosted his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, at the Casa Rosada, a crowd dominated by leftists marched on the Plaza de Mayo to express their disapproval of the far-right leader.

by Jonah Shrock

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Neymar gives statement to police in Brazil as rape allegations pile on pressure

07-06-2019 14:32 Neymar, injured and out of the Copa América, visits police station as probe opens into whether he broke the law after posting intimate pictures online of a woman who accused him of rape.

BLOOMBERG

'Staggering' Venezuelan exodus jumps to four million citizens

07-06-2019 14:02 Exodus from crisis-stricken nation has reached a “staggering” pace, climbing from 695,000 people in all of 2015 to over one million people since last November, watchdogs groups reveal in new report.

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

EU tells Macri, Bolsonaro: There's still work left to do on Mercosur trade deal

07-06-2019 10:19 EU officials brush off suggestions from presidents of Argentina and Brazil that a sweeping free-trade deal with the European bloc is close to being signed.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Macri, Bolsonaro: Signing of EU-Mercosur free-trade deal is 'imminent'

06-06-2019 15:31 Controversial Brazilian leader visits Argentina for the first time as president, as protesters take to streets. Talks with President Macri focus on Mercosur, boosting respective economies and Venezuela.

Copa América

Messi gets one more shot at winning a major title with the Albiceleste

06-06-2019 08:00 Barcelona captain plays down national teams chances at the Copa América. But the tournament in Brazil is perhaps his best remaining chance to win something with Argentina.

BLOOMBERG

Investors seek relief as trade threats rock emerging markets

04-06-2019 13:37 The first major signs that Argentina is recovering from a recession may appear in construction and industrial activity data for April on Wednesday. But amid rising global risks, such as Brazil’s slowdown, the numbers could instead confirm fears of a delayed or weak recovery.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Brazil faces recession risk after economy shrinks in first quarter

31-05-2019 07:39 Latin America's biggest economy on brink of recession once again, new data confirms.

POVERTY & INEQUALITY

Brazil's poor are squeezed as inequality grows

28-05-2019 13:50 Study released this month by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation found that the key measure of income inequality has reached its highest level since the series began seven years ago, with Brazil among the most unequal nations in a broader region where the gap between rich and poor is notorious.

Bloomberg

Lost decade spectre haunts Latin America as big economies falter

28-05-2019 10:42 Latin America – hit by simultaneous contractions in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico – has expanded only 0.7% a year on average during the past few years – barely enough to keep up with population growth.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate activists call for action in Latin America

27-05-2019 15:43 Climate change activists in Latin America rallied for action on global warming this weekend, heeding a call by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg to hold demonstrations across the world.

NUCLEAR TENSION

Officials from Brazil, Argentina meet amid rising tension over nuclear issues

25-05-2019 09:56 Complications in the bilateral relationship as two nations push in opposite directions.

by Aurelio Tomás

'ADOPTION CATWALK'

Outrage in Brazil after children up for adoption paraded in shopping centre

24-05-2019 09:49 "Adoption on the Catwalk" in the central-west state of Mato Grosso was designed to "give visibility to children and adolescents who are eligible for adoption," according to an official statement promoting Tuesday's show.

TORRENTIAL FLOODING

Devastating floods to shave up to US$2 billion off GDP

17-01-2019 18:30 Heavy rains could keep coming for weeks, with thousands having already been displaced by devastating flooding.

POLITICS

Macri and Bolsonaro will work together to modernise Mercosur, boost economies

16-01-2019 17:07 In their first face-to-face meeting as presidents, the leaders agreed to cooperate on a range of key economic issues.

by Anna Laffrey

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Moro’s the pity

03-11-2018 10:43 How should we define this enormously prestigious judge after this latest move? As a kamikaze lunatic? An opportunist? An idealist?

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Relations with Brazil face uncertain future in Bolsonaro era

03-11-2018 10:17 Brazil’s incoming government has sparked controversy by casting a veil of uncertainty over its future relations with Argentina and the Mercosur trade bloc.

by Giulia Petroni

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

The boys from Brazil

03-11-2018 10:00 Bolsanaro’s approach to Mercosur certainly proposes to shake things up regionally but falls short of being a ‘Braxit’ from the bloc.

by Michael Soltys

AS I SEE IT

A real cultural revolution

03-11-2018 09:24 Evangelical pastors are leading a bloodless revolution that, unlike so many violent ones, really could turn out well.

by James Neilson

BRAZIL’S NEW GOVERNMENT

Latin America braces for ‘the Bolsonaro effect’

03-11-2018 08:15 The region’s leaders are closely watching Brazil’s next president-elect, with his arrival in office likely to kick off a period of change in foreign policy, trade, policing and even in how political campaigns are waged, analysts say.

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Fascist? Populist? The debate over how to describe Jair Bolsonaro

27-10-2018 09:25 Jair Bolsonaro says he wants to liberalise a largely closed economy, so why is he being called a “populist”? Is he being “fascist” when he makes derogatory comments about blacks, Indians and gays? What about when he says political opponents should be shot or waxes nostalgic about the 1964-1985 dictatorship?

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Centrist voters left orphaned as polarised Brazil chooses its next president

27-10-2018 09:11 Jair Bolsonaro boasts that opponent Fernando Haddad could only beat him by ‘fraud’ in Sunday’s decisive election run-off, with polls indicating the far-right frontrunner has a seemingly unbeatable lead.

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS

Brazil’s next president to struggle with highly fragmented Congress

20-10-2018 10:06 Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro will be able count on the support of a bolstered conservative bloc but his legislative efforts will still face substantial opposition, with vested interests pervading the halls of Congress.

by Giulia Petroni

AS I SEE IT

Ultras on the march

13-10-2018 10:35 It has all been great fun for leftists, but their moment in the sun may soon be over.

by James Neilson

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS

The challenge for Brazil’s presidential candidates: overcoming voter rejection

13-10-2018 09:42 Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s far-right and leftist candidates duelling for the presidency, could not be further apart in terms of politics, promises and personality. But there’s one thing they share: big blocs of voters virulently opposed to seeing one or the other take power.

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS

Brazil leans toward unsparing vision of far-right Bolsonaro

13-10-2018 09:35 Far-right ex-Army captain strong favourite going into second round against Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad.

BRAZILIAN ELECTION

Brazil's presidential election: The candidates at a glance

06-10-2018 11:50 The candidates, one by one.

LATAM WATCH

Oh when the saints go marching in

06-10-2018 11:07 Endorsed by the Evangelists, Jair Bolsonaro is leading the polls.

by Carolina Barros

BRAZILIAN ELECTION

Brazil’s next president faces juggling act of austerity demands versus poverty

06-10-2018 10:31 Next leader will have to help drag 23 million people out of poverty, while tackling three major economic challenges.

BRAZILIAN ELECTION

Lula’s shadow looms large over Brazil high-stakes presidential election

06-10-2018 09:23 Outspoken right-winger Jair Bolsonaro leads polls ahead of Sunday’s election, with PT candidate Fernando Haddad a close second.

BRAZILIAN ELECTION: OCTOBER 7

Question marks for local economy as Brazil goes to the ballot box

29-09-2018 08:50 Political direction of giant neighbour remains unsure ahead of next Sunday’s vote, but experts believe trade deficit will likely improve.

by Fermin Koop

BRAZIL

Lula names his replacement as Bolsonaro returns to surgery

15-09-2018 09:41 “I want everyone who would vote for me to vote for Fernando Haddad for president of Brazil,” Lula said.

LATAM WATCH

Without Lula, a politically barren Brazil goes ablaze and bloody

08-09-2018 10:55 Can Bolsonaro continue on his campaign with voting day barely four weeks away? And if he does return to the presidential race, how will this attack influence his voting intentions?

by Carolina Barros

BRAZILIAN ELECTION

Stabbing of Bolsonaro set to reshape Brazil’s presidential campaign

08-09-2018 09:31 Far-right candidate, whose heated rhetoric has electrified some and angered many others, survives knife attack – an indication of just how much anger is evident in Brazil’s polarised electorate.

LATAM WATCH

The Bolsonaros: a political Gang of Four

01-09-2018 09:22 They’re not a freak show in aesthetic terms but the rhetoric might have come from a horror movie.

by Carolina Barros

AS I SEE IT

Fighting corruption can carry a heavy price

25-08-2018 08:52 If the experience of Italy and Brazil is anything to go by, the costs of rooting out corruption could turn out to be far higher than Macri and the judges who are in full cry would like to think.

by James Neilson

ON CRISES

A good old fashioned financial crisis, in Manaus

23-06-2018 13:43 The end of the Brazilian rubber boom, and the beginning of the financial crisis, was not a product of the theft of seeds but a result of greed, which is the usual way these crises happen as well we know in Argentina.

by Andrew Graham-Yooll

TRUCKERS' DISPUTE IN BRAZIL

Petrobras shares plunge 10% after it bends and offers fuel price cut

24-05-2018 13:46 On Wednesday Petrobras yielded to pressure and temporarily reduced fuel prices after striking truckers threatened to paralyze airports and nationwide commerce.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: A whole lot of voting going on

19-05-2018 09:05 there is a widespread feeling that while the citizen votes every four years, the markets vote evey day. Argentina’s recent experience would be a good example.

JOAQUIM BARBOSA

Brazil elections: First black justice says he won't run for president

08-05-2018 16:01 Joaquim Barbosa announced his decision on Twitter Tuesday, calling it “strictly personal”.

POP MUSIC

Anitta: careful strategy behind singer’s rags-to-riches tale

05-05-2018 02:22 First she conquered Brazil, now she wants international stardom.