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Tree Capital invests across Latin America

Brazil and Mexico, the largest economies in Latin America, are two very different peas in the same pod.

The Brazilian economy is heavily reliant on domestic consumption while Mexico is a regional manufacturing powerhouse.

This makes them a good fit from an investment perspective, says Luiz Carvalho, a managing partner at Tree Capital, a long/short equity hedge fund specialising in Latin American markets.

"These countries are at different points in their economic cycles, so they complement each