Brazil
Depreciation will drive Brazil trade surplus
Depreciation is helping to offset falling commodity prices and boost competitiveness, as well as curbing imports
BrazilLevy faces belt-tightening battle in Brazil Congress
Need to avert further downgrades may boost support, but austerity and tax rises will still meet resistance
BrazilChina supplants Fed as main risk to EMs
China is more likely to weigh on EM performance than the Fed's decision on September 17
InternationalBrazil's Lula comes under Petrobras scrutiny again
Corruption probes touching the former president may mar his mooted comeback, as well as inter-party ties
BrazilBRICS trade strategies might be headed for a shift
BRICS have not had a single commercial policy thus far, but more coordination could be ahead
InternationalProspects for Latin America in the fourth quarter
Corruption probes and poor economic prospects are undermining the fourth-quarter outlook
Latin AmericaFiscal promises fail to fend off junk status in Brazil
Government efforts to avert the loss of investment-grade status, in place since 2008, have not convinced S&P, markets
BrazilBrazil campaign finance probe raises Rousseff risk
Illegal campaign financing, if proved, could yet open a path to cassation and Rousseff's eventual departure
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