Latin America
Brazil industrial plan will widen state economic role
The government has announced a reindustrialisation plan involving state financing and subsidies
BrazilMexico lawsuit will keep focus on US gun trafficking
A Mexican lawsuit against several US gunmakers, dismissed in 2022, has been revived
MexicoSupply woes offset soft demand to lift copper prices
Multiple supply-side uncertainties are offsetting weaker demand from China to support the copper price
InternationalBrazil foreign policy successes will prove elusive
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has restored Brazil’s global presence but has failed to achieve most of his goals
BrazilHaiti violence may worsen further in February
Political turmoil in Haiti aggravates gang violence, which prevents the holding of elections
HaitiCaracas will make political use of CITGO auction
A US district court has approved creditor claims to the proceeds of CITGO's sale to meet unpaid sovereign debt
VenezuelaEcuador’s security crisis will deepen
This month has brought a marked escalation in a security crisis that has plagued Ecuador since the late 2010s
EcuadorPrimary deficit target will be missed again in Brazil
The primary deficit rose to 2.1% of GDP last year, according to a Senate oversight body yesterday
Brazil
