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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looking out at fires burning in the Pantanal

Business

Report links meatpacking companies to ‘war on nature’ in Brazil

A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying...

AFPSeptember 17, 2024

Aerial image showing the destruction of native vegetation in the Cerrado savanna in Sao Desiderio, Brazil

Business

Report links H&M, Zara to environmental destruction in Brazil

Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption and violence in Brazil, a report by...

AFPApril 11, 2024

The equivalent of 100 US dollars is seen in Argentine pesos

Business

Milei’s Argentina dollarization plan has Latin American precursors

Argentine president-elect Javier Milei ran his campaign on promises to ditch the peso for the US dollar and do away with a central bank...

AFPNovember 20, 2023

Inflation in Argentina exceeded 114 percent year-on-year

Business

Spend now, worry later: no point saving in inflation-stricken Argentina

Despite a biting economic crisis, restaurants in Buenos Aires are full and queues for theater and concert tickets long. With inflation at 114 percent...

AFPJune 15, 2023

Mexico has enlisted the private sector under a plan to maintain the price of basic foods in the face of soaring inflation

Business

Mexico enlists private sector to help tame inflation

Mexico announced Wednesday an agreement with members of the private sector aimed at maintaining prices of staple foods in the face of the highest...

AFPMay 4, 2022