Proposed changes to Brazil’s income tax setup, which aim to cut corporate tax but only partly offset that with an end to exemptions and the introduction of a levy on dividends, add to the view that fiscal risks will resurface. Elsewhere, on Sunday there will be primary elections in Chile to decide the presidential nominees for the left-wing Apruebo Dignidad and centre-right Chile Vamos coalitions. While there is still a lot of uncertainty at this stage, one common theme is that there seems to be broad political support for keeping fiscal policy loose.
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