Mexico vs Brazil: Populist presidents confound investors
(Fixes typo in paragraph 8 to say trillion, not billion) FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) -When a left wing populist and a far-right lawmaker rose to power in Latin America’s two largest economies, investors thought they knew who was going to show them the money. But more than two years and a costly pandemic later, disillusioned investors are now busy shifting from a Brazil that once promised compelling ...