2:01am

Chávez’s body to be displayed ‘for ever’

Venezuela’s late president to be embalmed and seen ‘like Lenin’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:01am

Brazil’s central bank adopts hawkish tone

Benchmark Selic rate left unchanged at low of 7.25 per cent

From COMMENT 6:48pm

US judges are jeopardising global finance

Those who contributed to Argentina’s debt restructuring are being punished twice, says David Martinez

AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY 6:42pm

Bold reforms of president buoy Mexico

Enrique Peña Nieto’s dynamic start raises hopes for economy

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 5:59pm

Distractions mask Argentine discontent

Falklands vote lends Fernández more cover amid economic woes

Mar 7, 2013

Brazil changes tone but keeps rates at 7.25%

Central bank turns hawkish as inflation creeps higher

A picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen on a religious altar in Caracas ©Reuters From COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

Venezuela: To the heir, a poisoned chalice

Many forgave Chávez for his economic blunders but such generosity is unlikely to be shown to the next leader

Editorial from COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

After Chávez, a chance for progress

President’s death marks the end of a retrograde era

View of the hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez while leaving the Military Hospital to the Military Academy, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas.The flag-draped coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was borne through throngs of weeping supporters on Wednesday as a nation bade farewell to the firebrand leftist who led them for 14 years. ©AFP AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Outpouring of grief meets Chávez’s death

Venezuela declares seven days of mourning

AMERICAS BUSINESS Mar 6, 2013

Battle looms for Brazil’s clogged ports

Operators and dockside unions challenge reforms

The World from AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Was Chávez the last of a kind?

From LEX Mar 6, 2013

Oil in Venezuela: reset needed

National oil company needs a capitalist reality check

From COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

Chávez leaves legacy of economic disarray

Venezuela has no choice but to deal with the oil majors as a supplicant, writes Francisco Toro

AMERICAS SOCIETY Mar 6, 2013

Chávez as divisive in death as in life

Politicians’ responses range from sorrowful to disparaging

AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez dies

Government declares week of mourning and closes schools

Mar 6, 2013

Petrobras raises diesel prices

Politically sensitive move that could affect Brazilian inflation

From COMMENT Mar 5, 2013

End of Chávismo spells woe for Castros

The support Cuba received from Venezuela kept the regime afloat, says William Dobson

AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 5, 2013

Venezuela expels US embassy official

Chávez hit by new infection as fears grow of snap poll

From COMPANIES Mar 5, 2013

Buyout groups home in on Latin America

Private equity and venture capital firms invest $7.9bn in deals

From UK Mar 4, 2013

Falklands referendum dismissed by Argentina

Buenos Aires warns of threat to LatAm relations

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