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Brazil's Campos Neto: Not the time for experiments
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Mexico seeks to curb 'abuse' of asylum system by migrants
Feb 14 (Reuters) -
The latest in Latin American politics today: Brazil police carry out new raids as part of Jan. 8 riots probe SAO PAULO - Brazil's federal police said on Tuesday they were carrying out new raids as part of a probe into the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings. They were serving eight preventive arrest warrants and 13 search and seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in five states, a statement said. The raids represent the sixth phase of an operation launched last month aimed at identifying people who participated in, funded or fostered the riots, in which a mob invaded and ransacked the Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. Brazil's Campos Neto: not the time for experiments, but to improve credibility
BRASILIA - Brazilian central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto said on Tuesday the country is not at a moment when "it would be good to experiment" on monetary policy and that the focus should be on improving credibility to attract investment as there is goodwill towards Brazil. Speaking at an event hosted by BTG Pactual, he reiterated that the tool of monetary policy is the interest rate, not the inflation target. Mexico seeks to curb 'abuse' of asylum system by migrants who do not plan to stay
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's overwhelmed asylum agency is strengthening efforts to weed out high numbers of applicants who "abuse" the system while passing through Mexico to reach the United States, Mexico's top asylum official said on Monday. Mexico has the world's third highest number of asylum applications after the United States and Germany, reflecting growing numbers of refugee seekers that have strained resources at the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR). Once migrants request asylum, they are exempt from deportation and are eligible to seek work, motivating many to file applications even without the intent to stay in Mexico, said Andres Ramirez, COMAR's director. (Compiled by Steven Grattan Editing by Alistair Bell)
