Brazil

Bloody prison riots may mark a return to rising violence between the two leading drugs gangs

There is little political scope for urgent austerity measures in a context of high unemployment and ongoing recession

Many constraints and challenges lie in the way of reversing the fall in the weight of Brazil's manufacturing industry

The president's veto of a bill limiting the austerity burden on cash-strapped states will be politically unpopular

The huge fines imposed for bribery on Odebrecht and Braskem may guarantee that the case will go yet further

Measures to stave off state-level crises are urgent but may do little to resolve underlying problems

Conflict between organised crime groups may increase urban violence

Political considerations may hinder reforms as the economy weakens and governability appears increasingly at risk