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South America News

Brazil introduces public sector reform bill

The Brazil government has presented a constitutional reform bill to congress that would make it easier to fire civil servants and cut their benefits, and would give the president powers […]

Colombian blockchain trial cause for ‘cautious optimism’, says WEF

Blockchain’s potential to prevent corruption in public procurement has been tested in Colombia, with a trial prompting “cautious optimism” over its potential, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report. […]

‘Dark web’ data sale threatens vast government data breach

Personal information including the names, dates of birth and taxpayer IDs of 92 million Brazilians is being advertised for sale on the ‘dark web’, in what could be one of […]

Mexico to launch smartphone payments system

The Mexican central bank is to launch a smartphone payments system, and has instructed the country’s banks to join up by the time the system goes live at the end […]

Brazilian department urges president-elect to curb civil service salaries

Salaries of government workers should be brought into line with those of the private sector, according to an official report handed to the president-elect of Brazil. The right-wing former army […]

Falling commodity prices must prompt reforms in Latin America, says OECD executive

Latin American governments must target spending more closely and make public administration more efficient in order to ease pressure on budgets caused by falling commodity prices, a leading OECD official […]

Brazil boosts analysis of risks to public finances

Brazil has beefed up the way it assesses risks to its public finances after the International Monetary Fund identified “weaknesses” in planning. Amid deteriorating economic conditions, the country’s treasury has […]

Pensions reform aims to tackle Brazilian deficit

Violent clashes outside Brazil’s parliament have underlined fierce opposition to pension reforms, aimed at balancing the country’s troubled public finances, which could raise the minimum retirement age to 65. Off-duty […]

Tax evasion in Latin America worth 6.7% of GDP, UN agency finds

Tax evasion cost Latin America a breathtaking US$340bn (€312bn or £270bn) in 2015 and must be tackled to help fight inequality, regional public finance leaders were told last week. Finance […]

Electing women can boost gender equality in both appointments and policies, research finds

Where women win election into local government roles with the power to appoint public servants, new research has found, more women are appointed throughout public bodies and those organisations enact […]