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Economy minister’s efforts to avoid another default made more difficult by political forces at home
Companies are scrambling to bolster the country’s environmental credentials
The staunch Bolsonaro ally says creating jobs is the key to saving Brazil’s rainforest
US aid to end border crisis must contend with poverty, corruption and violence in home countries
Frontrunner Pedro Castillo’s embrace of Marxism has some ‘looking to get money out’ before June election
Demonstrators and police clash across country in show of anger over Duque’s policies
Architect of proposal to avoid debt rating downgrade resigns after week of deadly protests
Leader claims extension of Supreme Court president’s term is upholding the will of the people
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
Forthcoming assembly’s rules are skewed in favour of centrists
Tackling soaring migration means helping to alleviate its root causes
Bolsonaro administration’s efforts to embrace ‘positive’ role on environment meets scepticism
Retiring party boss Raúl Castro, 89, will continue to be consulted on strategic decisions
Soldier’s death has become an anti-lockdown rallying cry for radical supporters of Jair Bolsonaro
Voters across the region are venting their fury at political classes they believe have failed
Environment minister says Bolsonaro’s government has done enough to deserve the funding
Dire economy and deep political divisions complicate task for incoming leader Guillermo Lasso
Populists of the left and right will not help the world’s worst-hit region
Nationalisation advocate Pedro Castillo likely to face conservative rival in June run-off
Winner will have to revive economy of state indebted to IMF, bondholders and Chinese banks
Silent scourge of hunger and poverty runs parallel to coronavirus pandemic
Latest polls suggest rightwing Guillermo Lasso is catching up to frontrunner Andrés Arauz ahead of Sunday’s vote
Ferocious third wave of infections compounds political dysfunction and economic turmoil
The region sorely needs courts that are independent of their political masters
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