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Latin America political inequality is set to increase

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LATIN AMERICA

Elites and political influence.

Petrobras undermines Brazil's investment efforts

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BRAZIL

A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…

Brazil's Rousseff faces bleak second-term panorama

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BRAZIL

Only a month into her second term, President Dilma Rousseff faces an increasingly complicated panorama. In addition to fallout from corruption investigations into state-controlled…

Brazil pension reform will tackle deficit, not growth

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BRAZIL

The government estimates that the reform will save 914.3 billion reais (231.3 billion dollars at the current exchange rate) over ten years. An additional 19.2 billion reais could…

Judiciary will play rising political role in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increasing political role of the judiciary.

Brazil social media legal vacuum poses controversies

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BRAZIL

Lira’s announcement came as parliamentarians and government members insisted on rekindling efforts to pass legislation -- known as the “Fake News bill” -- following a clash…

Rousseff's Brazil reforms risk running onto the rocks

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BRAZIL

President Dilma Rousseff is seeking economic reforms and fiscal adjustment to increase Brazil's international competitiveness, focussing on improving infrastructure, human capital…

Basic income will prove difficult to adopt globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Implementation of an universal basic income.

Itaipu talks raise Paraguay political crisis risks

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PARAGUAY

The ambassador to Brazil and two top energy officials also resigned following the revelation of a secret agreement with Brazil that would reduce Paraguayan benefits from…

Brazil's Bolsonaro may see governability erode quickly

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro, a retired army captain, had 55.1% of valid votes against 44.9% for Fernando Haddad of the centre-left Worker’s Party (PT). His electoral triumph is a watershed moment…