AS I SEE IT The opposition takes to the streets 22-08-2020 09:58 These days demonstrators are well-behaved men and women who wear facemasks not for fear of getting recognised by the cops, but because they have no desire to get infected by the coronavirus. by James Neilson
JUDICIAL REFORM Opposition applies pressure ahead of judicial reform battle 22-08-2020 09:53 Juntos por el Cambio calls on Fernández administration to withdraw its judicial reform bill, which is set to enter Congress next week.
EDITORIAL It’s also the economy, stupid 22-08-2020 09:39 Why is anybody even talking about judicial reform? Putting the economy back on track evidently requires more than successful debt negotiations.
THE LAST SEVEN DAYS What we learned this week: August 8 to 15 15-08-2020 11:05 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
JUDICIAL REFORM In the oven 15-08-2020 09:59 What’s troubling, and could mark a complete breaking point between the ruling coalition and the opposition, is the president’s judicial reform bill. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL Judicial reform and jumping the queue 01-08-2020 09:07 The judicial reform bill announced this week suffers all the problems of Caesar’s wife – it must not only be honourable but seen to be so, a challenge which neither its context nor origin nor timing favour.
Price increases Central Bank chief predicts February inflation data will be 'below 2%' 09-03-2020 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s administration will strengthen its economic interventions to combat inflation as experts forecast a deceleration of the price increases for February.
New government Santiago Cafiero says government may declare state of emergency 11-12-2019 13:48 New Cabinet chief describes Mauricio Macri's government as the "worst in the history of democracy" in Argentina.
Bloomberg Argentina can’t pay debt until economy grows, says Fernández 10-12-2019 17:36 In his first presidential address, Fernández read off a list of challenging economic indicators he’s inherited, including the biggest debt load as a percentage of gross domestic product since 2004, when the country was in default – and he was Cabinet chief.
Bloomberg Brazil finally delivered on pensions – now comes everything else 11-07-2019 12:52 Pension bill approval has mostly been priced into markets, but investors will want more reform.
Bolsonaro's Brazil Bolsonaro pension reform passes first vote in Congress 11-07-2019 12:34 Lower House of Congress votes 379 to 131 to approve base text, as protesters take to streets in opposition.