Latam Insights: Milei Wins Runoff Election, Vows to Eliminate Central Bank in Argentina; Drex to Encourage Tokenization
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Libertarian Javier Milei wins the runoff election in Argentina, reinforcing his intention of eliminating the central bank. Also, the digital real may encourage the tokenization of assets in Brazil, and the Brazilian senate could approve a bill to tax cryptocurrency purchases using foreign brokers. Javier Milei Wins Runoff Election, Reaffirms Intention of Ending the Central Bank in Argentina Libertarian Javier Milei has become president-elect of Argentina after defeating current Economy Minister Sergio Massa in a runoff election last week, obtaining 56% of the popular vote. Milei’s campaign includes proposals to make the state leaner by eliminating a significant chunk of the ministries and the Central Bank of Argentina, which he considers a “scam.” These actions will also involve the dollarization of the country, a measure focused on reining in the