Martin Vizcarra stepped down a day after the government voided a $525m contract to build and operate a new airport near Cuzco
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Brazil’s JBS resumes leniency talks as shares plunge
The Brazilian meatpacker says it is continuing to negotiate with prosecutors over a fine in connection with a bribery scandal, while Moody’s downgrades its debt a notch
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Brazil’s securities regulator investigates JBS
CVM opens probe after press reports that the company at the center of the latest corruption scandal bought “large quantities” of dollars in the currency markets
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Chile cuts rates again
Central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25bp to 2.5%
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Mexico hikes rates
Central bank increases the benchmark interest rate by 25bp to 6.75%
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Sabesp gets set for international expansion
Sao Paulo state government sees the water company’s future subsidiaries branching out to other markets in South America
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Brazil, Petrobras bonds fall on fresh corruption reports
President Michel Temer is allegedly implicated in a scheme to pay off former House Speaker Eduardo Cunha
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Chile mulls rate cuts
Central bank remains concerned over weak growth and a deteriorating labor market
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Mexico gears for rate hike
Central bank meets today as analysts predict a 25bp increase in the benchmark interest rate
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Peru cuts rates
Central bank lowers benchmark interest rate by 25bp for the first time in 15 months