Briefings & Intelligence
20-03-2015: Latin American Weekly Report
Rousseff responds to Brazil protests with anti-corruption measures
Surveys both before and after Sunday’s major anti-government protests in Brazil showed that the principal motivation for those who took to the streets in São Paulo and elsewhere was corruption. According to Datafolha, 47% of those present cited corruption as the reason for their presence; only 27% demanded President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. As such, the government has responded with a package of anti-corruption measures, but only one element can be fulfilled without congressional approval. Securing legislative support for more thorough reform is likely to prove a challenge, given the poisonous atmosphere generated by the investigation into wrongdoing at Petrobras, the state-owned oil company. In the meantime, the activists who organised the 15 March demonstrations have already planned another for 12 April.
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Briefings & Intelligence
20-03-2014: Latin American Weekly Report
Sánchez Cerén secures victory in El Salvador, shapes team
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Briefings & Intelligence
13-03-2014: Latin American Weekly Report
Congressional results strengthen prospects for peace in Colombia
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Briefings & Intelligence
06-03-2014: Latin American Weekly Report
Costa Rica has new president - with elections still one month away
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Briefings & Intelligence
27-02-2014: Latin American Weekly Report
Opposition wins key battlegrounds in Ecuador as voters clip Correa’s wings
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Briefings & Intelligence
20-02-2014: Latin American Weekly Report
Venezuelan military extends equivocal support to Maduro
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