EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks rise on investor hope for pro-market finmin
November 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM EST
MEXICO CITY, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks boosted Latin American markets on Friday, surging to a three-week high amid investor speculation the government will name a market-friendly finance minister to juice up stagnant growth. The Bovespa rose 2.1 percent to 54,508.70 as reports speculated that President Dilma Rousseff was considering a private sector executive for the post. The move would signal a shift away from the leftist, interventionist policies that many blame for Brazil's we