ARGENTINA: Electoral considerations outranking speedy IMF resolution
It looks increasingly as if the government will try to push talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) beyond October’s partial mid-term legislative elections. President Alberto Fernandez’s combative 1 March speech to mark the opening of the new congressional session appear… Become a member to read the rest of this article Username or E-mail […]
ECUADOR: Electoral tussle drags on as IMF deal frays
Officially, Andres Arauz of the leftist Union for Hope (UNES) coalition – whose leader in the shadows is former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) – and Guillermo Lasso of the center-right Creating Opportunities (CREO) party will contest a run-off presidential vote on 11 April. … Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
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 backf… Become a member to read the rest of this article
BRAZIL: Pragmatism threatened by Petrobras turmoil, but quickly restored
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 capaci… Become a member to read the rest of this article
ARGENTINA: Scandal over “VIP vaccines” has government worried
President Alberto Fernandez continues to fight a rearguard action to limit the political fallout from last week’s revelations about a group of officials, government allies, and the well-connected who secretly received Covid-19 vaccines in violation of eligibility rules. The very … Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
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. In Brazil, political interference in st… Become a member to read the rest of this article
BRAZIL: Ideology is crowd-pleaser, but electoral pragmatism new normal
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 capaci… Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
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. In Brazil, political interference in st… Become a member to read the rest of this article
PERU: Election uncertainty intensifies amid vaccine scandal
While public attention may be focused on a scandal over the secret application of Covid-19 vaccines to several hundred government officials, the presidential election campaign proceeds amid heightened uncertainty over the outcome. The latest Ipsos poll carried out late last week … Become a member to read the rest of this article
BRAZIL: Congress flexing muscles as “imperative” emergency assistance stalls
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 House Speaker Arthur Lira from the Progressives (PP) and Senate Chairma… Become a member to read the rest of […]