This week’s program analyzes the rocky beginnings of the administration of Interim President Michelle Temer in Brazil. The program also provides an analysis of the Copa America in its centennial year, which includes a preview of this weekend’s finale between Argentina and Chile.
Michel Temer, Brazil’s interim president, had big plans for change in Brazil ever since the possibility of suspending Dilma Rousseff became tangible. But last week he saw his third minister resign, tainted with corruption allegations.
Si bien él es la última esperanza, nadie debiese hacerse demasiadas expectativas de que el jefe de la cartera de Hacienda sea capaz de llevar al gobierno a corregir rumbo y priorizar una sociedad que reclame por sus derechos pero también se haga cargo de sus responsabilidades.
Hace algunos meses el principal empresario privado de Venezuela, Lorenzo Mendoza (Empresas Polar) le pidió al presidente Nicolás Maduro que tomara las acciones necesarias para reactivar la producción nacional y que se dejara del “bla, bla, bla”.
The last few years have not been kind to Latin America, economically speaking. And that is an understatement. The region has experienced two consecutive years of negative growth (-0.1 and -0.5 percent). 2017 will bring a slight improvement only.
When measuring corruption, the differences between two studies highlight that international perceptions of corruption do not always line up with on-the-ground experiences. While many may focus on the scandal-making headlines and business climate, surveys reveal the petty corruption afflicting the daily lives of citizens. They’re not the same.
