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President-elect appoints Columbia University academic Martín Guzmán as economy minister
Kingpins seeking quick profit benefit from president’s pursuit of development and votes
Spats between Brazil and Argentina could roil critical summit
Businesses and investors call on government to continue to back moratorium signed in 2006
The government’s plans to kick-start the economy risk being overshadowed by riots in Chile and political turmoil at home
US president cites currency ‘devaluation’ as he reignites trade tensions
Protesters urge overhaul of system once lauded as the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ of retirement provision
Lacalle Pou’s slim victory topples last of Latin America’s leftwing governments
Fiscal reforms are making strides but Congress is moving in the opposite direction
Latin American nation hit by turmoil with curfews imposed and soldiers deployed
Bill annuls results of disputed vote last month in which exiled Evo Morales had claimed victory
Success for Luis Lacalle Pou would be blow for leftist Broad Front coalition
Jair Bolsonaro should back a controversial pro-growth package
Political tensions rise over moves to streamline Brazil’s public sector
Marches come as discontent grows over labour reform, pensions and corruption
Jeanine Añez asks congress to call poll in bid to end violence
Chrystia Freeland moves from foreign affairs to tackle fractured political landscape
Bolsonaro’s decision to allow cultivation emerges as further obstacle to ratification
Interim president antagonises indigenous people as protests intensify in Andean country
Pro and anti-government rallies sweep capital in wake of Bolivia protests
From Chile to Bolivia, revolts against leaders from left and right have root causes in stagnant growth and weak investment
The priority is to calm violence and allow fresh elections
Ex-president more radical than ever and his release from jail could galvanise the right
Violence continues as Jeanine Añez vows to pacify country and call fresh elections
Why Bolivia faces further turmoil as leader is given asylum in Mexico
