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Economy minister’s efforts to avoid another default made more difficult by political forces at home
Anxious about their country’s environmental record, Brazilian companies are rushing to attract ESG investment. Can they deliver on their promises? Plus: military might in the Amazon; thirsty São Paulo; trains versus trucks; plant-burgers sizzle
Companies are scrambling to bolster the country’s environmental credentials
How green is it to replace trucks with trains? The question is proving to be a divisive one
The economist is optimistic about the prospects for sustainability in Brazil
Private sector finance is starting to help producers who have previously struggled to find credit
US aid to end border crisis must contend with poverty, corruption and violence in home countries
Economists’ differing views reflect uncertainty over pandemic and future of sanctions
Political tugs-of-war must give way to consensus as the region emerges from the Covid-19 wreckage
Constitutional change could move the country closer to addressing causes of unrest
Sebastián Piñera expects economy to grow by 6% this year despite surge in Covid cases
Digital companies dominate, with a fintech lender knocking games maker Niantic off the top spot
Rise in competition from China has cut back EM investor interest in the region
Silent scourge of hunger and poverty runs parallel to coronavirus pandemic
Incumbents have enjoyed huge profits but low interest rates and fintech challengers are forcing change
Central bank decision comes against a backdrop of rising prices and a new deadly wave of Covid-19
The Biden administration has given him a perfect opportunity to change course on denialism and avoid pariah status
Region vies with sub-Saharan Africa as the least significant for British exports globally
In a country that has barely grown for a decade, Brazil’s most famous city is mired in heavy debt and violent crime
Call for new welfare state to reduce ‘unsustainable’ inequality worsened by pandemic
Bolsonaro ousted head of state-controlled oil major after he refused to cap price of fuel
Latin America’s largest economy was one of its most resilient amid the pandemic, data show
Country could be ejected from elite group by rating agencies if reform package fails
Investors worry that the president is abandoning his commitment to free-market reforms
Oil producer’s shares fall and currency slides over fears of more state intervention
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