Argentina Wants to Rearm Its Military, but the Money Is Not There
Argentina spends the smallest share of its economy on defense in South America. Milei’s new ARMA fund ties military cash...
June 20, 2026Topic
privatization
Argentina Hands Its Export Lifeline to a Private Operator at Last
Argentina Hidrovia privatization is now sealed, handing the river highway that carries most exports to a private consortium and promising...
June 19, 2026
Brazil Completes Copasa Sale, Its Second-Biggest Water Privatization
Brazil completed the Copasa privatization, a $1.6bn sale handing a state water utility to private control and testing the country's...
June 13, 2026
New Brazilian government will stop privatization of Correios
The new Brazilian government wants to stop the privatization of Correios (public post), which started during the mandate of Jair...
November 19, 2022
São Paulo government puts 22 small airports up for auction and plans new regional routes
The government of São Paulo has scheduled the auction of 22 regional airports for July of this year and included...
May 9, 2021
Rio de Janeiro concludes the largest privatization of basic sanitation services in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro concludes Latin America's largest privatization of sanitation services. How the reform expands sewage access for millions. Expert...
April 30, 2021
Brazil’s Ambitious Plan to Privatize Over US$36 Billion in Assets
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Economy announced on Tuesday, January 14th, that the government intends to sell about...
January 19, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part III – Economics
Opinion by Michael Royster São Paulo, SP – It is almost ritualistic for pundits to analyze presidential performance and public...
April 16, 2019
100 Days of Bolsonaro Administration: Campaign Promises
As President Jair Bolsonaro's administration marks its 100 days in office, analysts take a look at promises made during the...
April 10, 2019