Economics
All Roads Lead to Recession for Biggest Latin American Economies
- Mexico is in recession after sticking to austerity in pandemic
- Brazil spent heavily and rebounded but it’s now slumping again
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They got there in starkly contrasting ways, but Latin America’s two biggest economies have found themselves in a similar and unenviable place two years into the pandemic: Back in recession.