The Economist (UK)
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil spent twice as lavishly on each pensioner as the OECD average, but only two-thirds as generously on the education of each child.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Today a worker earning the minimum wage pays an 11% income tax, whereas a person earning five times that can end up paying less, thanks to deductions and refunds.
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 00:00
This apparently petty dispute says much about how Latin America's two biggest economies think about trade and industry.
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 00:00
Although estimates of support vary widely, there is consensus on the overall trend: Mexico's election is getting much closer.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 00:00
If he can maintain enough pressure on the FARC to extract those concessions, the possibility of peace talks could become a powerful argument in his 2014 re-election campaign.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 00:00
Mr Chavez's public image is that of a strongman; now he risks looking weak.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
The Venezuelan president, who sees globalisation as an imperialist plot against developing countries, is determined to break free from all forms of international arbitration.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
The department was trying to be more active in Mexico's fight against its drug gangs, and decided that agents would allow known "straw purchasers" to buy guns from American shops. The straw buyers, the ATF reasoned, would bring the guns to the gang.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
Reforms languish while overpaid, underworked lawmakers bicker.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
Our São Paulo bureau chief talks with the former president about Brazil's challenges and its increasing global power.