Brazil

The claims of obstruction of justice affect high-level members of the president's party in the Senate

Lower demand has cut inflation, and falling interest rates may not be enough to reverse this

The courts are playing a key role in politics as the impact of corruption probes widens

Brazil has opened a WTO case against Canada over allegedly improper state support for narrow-body airliner production

The right is gaining ground as the left fragments, although backlash may follow

Argentina and Brazil will hope to increase farm exports to Mexico if its US trade relations sour further

Alexandre de Moraes's nomination to the Supreme Court will raise questions over the effects on the corruption probe

The president's party has retained the leadership of both houses, boosting prospects for reform plans