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Michael Stott

Latin America editor

Michael Stott is the Latin America editor of the Financial Times based in London. He was previously in Tokyo as managing editor of the Nikkei Asian Review, a sister publication covering Asian business and politics. Prior to that he was the FT's UK news editor.

Michael reported from Latin America between 1990-1998, living in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Formerly Moscow bureau chief and Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Reuters, he joined the FT in 2014.

Michael graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Modern Languages and speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Russian.

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    Reputation fears propel surge of ESG investment in Brazil

    Companies are scrambling to bolster the country’s environmental credentials

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    Special ReportBrazil: Sustainable Business
    Central bank’s Campos Neto champions green growth

    The economist is optimistic about the prospects for sustainability in Brazil

  • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
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  • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
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  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
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    Political tugs-of-war must give way to consensus as the region emerges from the Covid-19 wreckage

  • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
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  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
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    Chile’s president has faced an earthquake, riots and Covid but wants to be remembered for laying foundations of prosperity

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
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    Chile: critical test looms on inequality

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