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    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      Venezuela
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      Latin American leaders’ embrace of authoritarian president curtails west’s ability to press for free and fair elections

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      Ecuador
      Ecuador’s president Lasso bows out of August election

      Latin American country’s leader had dissolved congress and called snap poll after facing impeachment charges

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      Russian concerns on Ukraine must ‘be taken into account’, says Brazil

      Foreign policy adviser to leftwing president Lula warns western leaders’ stance risks provoking a wider conflict

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      Appointment of ‘friend and comrade’ angers rightwing opposition and legal experts

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
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      Emerging markets warned against swift rate cuts until inflation is under control

      Fuel and food costs ease in central Europe and Latin America but core price pressures upset plans to kick-start growth

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Violence has exploded in past two years, terrifying Andean nation’s citizens and dominating politics

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
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      Britain’s biggest asset manager buys $250mn of bonds in a sign of growing investor interest in debt-for-nature swaps

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      São Paulo’s levels of urban misery feel higher than ever

      One symptom of the city’s malaise is the takeover of streets and squares by addicts and drug dealers

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      Centre-right leader Guillermo Lasso dissolves congress after facing impeachment trial

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    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      Guillermo Lasso has been accused of embezzlement in the latest challenge to his presidency of Andean nation

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
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      Central bank to raise interest rates to 97% and step up currency intervention

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
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      China deepens ties in Latin America with Ecuador free trade agreement

      Beijing is a major financial backer in Andean nation despite US efforts to counter its influence

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
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      Ecuador’s congress votes to press ahead with impeaching president

      Guillermo Lasso says corruption charges laid by opposition lawmakers are politically motivated

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      Former bank executive Gabriel Galípolo will serve as monetary policy director

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      Voters punish leftist Gabriel Boric’s government over rising crime and slowing economy

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      Government says push to expand the role of the state will be accompanied by commitments for balanced budgets

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      Riotously colourful works by indigenous artists feature in two shows at the city’s Museum of Art

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      Former Brazilian president’s residence searched in investigation into alleged falsification of immunisation records

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      Australia, Argentina and African countries set to benefit as Santiago moves ‘urgently’ to take stake in key projects

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      Tech giant is among the fiercest opponent to legislation being pushed by Lula administration

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