Monthly Archives: January 2017

Just keep scrubbing.

Posted on January 28, 2017 by LatAmLowdown

In Brazil, the Car Wash carries on scrubbing.  Yesterday, final hearings took place to wrap up plea bargains made by no fewer than 77 former executives of infrastructure and construction conglomerate Odebrecht; proceedings even featured a special guest appearance from … Continue reading →

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Mexican Machinations

Posted on January 8, 2017 by LatAmLowdown

This week saw the return of Luis Videgaray to the frontline of Mexican politics. On the international scene, Mr Videgaray made a name for himself back in August as the Finance Minister who lobbied for then presidential candidate Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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