LATAM Corporates Daily: Your daily dose of all things LatAm

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LATAM Corporates Daily: Your daily dose of all things LatAm

J P M O R G A N Latin America Credit Research

23 July 2026

LATAM Corporates Daily

Your daily dose of all things LatAm

Latin America Corporate Research

Natalia Corfield AC

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Latin America Corporates: El Niño—uneven effects across Latam

El Niño is a regional shock, but not a uniform one: the timing, rainfall pattern, and

macro impact vary materially by country. Forecasts point to a rising probability of

a very strong El Niño building into late 2026/ early 2027. Overall, El Niño tends

to bring wetter conditions to parts of Peru and Chile (and often southern Brazil and

Argentina), but the signal is uneven: in Peru, conditions are typically wetter in the

north while the south skews drier and the central zone can go either way; in Chile,

outcomes in the central basins are difficult to forecast and depend heavily on when

precipitation arrives within the seasonal cycle and on snow dynamics (the