Tag: unrest

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Brazilian government alert and prepared for social unrest, Bolsonaro warns

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday his government is alert and prepared for any possible social unrest after weeks of protests that have sent shockwaves across the region in recent weeks, but added he was not concerned.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Chile's GDP expands 3.3% in 3Q, but prospects for 4Q are discouraging

  

  Chile's gross domestic product grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The market had predicted relatively strong growth during the July through September period, citing improving prospects for the country's all-important mining industry.