March 6, 2020 Mario Marconini Mario Marconini Mario joined Teneo with more than 25 years of experience in government, business and academia in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Mario started his career in the banking sector in Geneva before joining GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs... Read More...
Latam February 24, 2021 BRAZIL: Pragmatism threatened by Petrobras turmoil, but quickly restored Brazil, Emerging Markets, Politics Mario Marconini President Jair Bolsonaro will talk the talk on ideological platforms but reelection in 2022 calls for pragmatism. There is increasingly little room for far-right policymaking. Stress with the arrest of a Bolsonarista congressman shows the limits of Bolsonaro’s capacity to “be... Read More...
Latam February 18, 2021 BRAZIL: Ideology is crowd-pleaser, but electoral pragmatism new normal Brazil, Emerging Markets, Politics Mario Marconini President Jair Bolsonaro will talk the talk on ideological platforms but reelection in 2022 calls for pragmatism. There is increasingly little room for far-right policymaking. Stress with the arrest of a Bolsonarista congressman shows the limits of Bolsonaro’s capacity to “be... Read More...
Latam February 11, 2021 BRAZIL: Congress flexing muscles as “imperative” emergency assistance stalls Brazil, Emerging Markets, Politics Mario Marconini As foreseen, both pro-government candidates won the presiding posts in the House and the Senate on 1 February on the basis of pork and patronage. The risk of impeachment has decreased accordingly but both new... Read More...
Latam January 21, 2021 BRAZIL: Crucial House election will be late nail-biter and hold agenda hostage Brazil, Emerging Markets, Politics covid-19 Mario Marconini There is a growing perception that President Jair Bolsonaro’s denialist approach to the Covid-19 pandemic has reached its high point. In the last few days, two northern states – Amazonas and Para – have experienced a significant increase in... Read More...
Latam January 29, 2021 BRAZIL: House Speaker vote crucial but Bolsonaro’s future is in his own hands Emerging Markets, Politics Mario Marconini Two candidacies for house speaker reveal realignments among centrist forces but candidates agree on legislative priorities. Not even a pro-government candidate could stop an impeachment if political conditions so warrant it.… Read the rest ... Read More...
Latam December 18, 2020 BRAZIL: Crucial House election will be late nail-biter and hold agenda hostage Emerging Markets, Politics Mario Marconini There will be no vote on reforms or fiscal measures until after the February elections for congressional presiding officers. The vote in the House politically pits President Jair Bolsonaro against Speaker Rodrigo Maia.… Read the rest ... Read More...
Latam March 1, 2021 LATAM PULSE Latam, Politics Mario Marconini, Nicholas Watson This week, Brazil debates emergency spending, while another state-controlled entity faces a sudden leadership change. Meanwhile in Ecuador, there is as yet no resolution to the electoral impasse. Argentina’s new congressional session gets underway with the government on the... Read More...
Latam February 22, 2021 LATAM PULSE Latam, Politics Mario Marconini, Nicholas Watson This week, Ecuador’s electoral tensions will continue after the conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso reached a run-off vote by the narrowest of margins. Controversial electricity sector reforms in Mexico will go to a lower house vote.… Read... Read More...
Latam February 16, 2021 LATAM PULSE Latam, Politics Mario Marconini, Nicholas Watson This week, Ecuador’s electoral tensions will continue after the conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso reached a run-off vote by the narrowest of margins. Controversial electricity sector reforms in Mexico will go to a lower house vote.… Read... Read More...
