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How can it be that Mexico has higher GDP and industrial growth than Brazil, even as the South American giant is seen as the rising regional star? Some blame negative media coverage of violence in Mexico for obscuring the country’s economic progress.

The Brazilian government has asked Mexico to limit the value of its auto exports to Brazil to around $1.4 billion for the next three years as part of a set of demands aimed at renegotiating the two countries' automotive trade deal.