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Latin American Pulse for Monday, May 11, 2026

Argentina Súper RIGI Bill to Congress TODAY: 15% Corporate Tax, 60% Year-One Depreciation, Zero Export Tariffs, US$140B Pipeline +...

Up to 1,000 Families Flee as Cartel Drones Hit Mexico’s Guerrero

Between 800 and 1,000 families in the highland villages of Mexico's Guerrero state were forced to abandon their homes...

Mafia Witness Says Bazil’s PCC Funded Half of Europe-Bound Cocaine

A jailed Italian mafia operator told Italian prosecutors that Brazil's largest criminal faction bankrolled 50% of every cocaine shipment sent from South America to...

Brazil’s Lula Suffers Three Congress Defeats in 10 Days

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva absorbed three consecutive defeats from Congress between April 29 and May 8...

Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, May 8, 2026

Latin America sports were dominated by chaos in Medellín on Thursday, May 7, 2026. CONMEBOL cancelled the Independiente Medellín...

Bitcoin Holds $80K: CPI and CLARITY Act Decide Direction

Rio Times Crypto & Perpetuals Brief Monday, May 11, 2026 · Snapshot at 07:37 UTC The...

Mafia Witness Says Bazil’s PCC Funded Half of Europe-Bound Cocaine

A jailed Italian mafia operator told Italian prosecutors that Brazil's largest criminal faction bankrolled 50% of every cocaine shipment...

Brazil’s Lula Suffers Three Congress Defeats in 10 Days

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva absorbed three consecutive defeats from Congress between April 29 and May 8...

Brazil Vehicle Production Climbs 4.9% in First Four Months of 2026

Brazil's vehicle production rose 4.9% year-on-year to 872,600 units between January and April 2026, exceeding the 3.7% growth Anfavea...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, May 11, 2026

NFP +115K Beat · S&P 7,399 ATH · Nasdaq 26,247 ATH · BRL Below R$4.90 · Ibovespa +0.49% · Brent $101 · Petrobras Q1 Tonight · Focus Survey · Iran 48hrs Expired · Warsh in...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Sunday, May 10, 2026.

The Rio Times · RT Nightlife Desk DIA DAS MÃES + COLD FRONT · CÉSAR MENOTTI & FABIANO at Espaço Unimed 20h · BLUE NOTE...

São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, May 9, 2026

Saturday opens at 18°C in São Paulo with the autumn ridge holding 26°C and 10% rain ahead of Sunday's frente fria, which pushes the city to 16°C with 55% rain. The Pinacoteca runs free admission...

Brazil Sets All-Time Export Record in April on Oil and Soy Surge

Brazil's April export value hit $34.148 billion, the highest monthly figure ever recorded since the historical series began in 1989, with the trade surplus reaching $10.537 billion (+37.5% YoY) on the back of an oil-price...

Brazil Central Bank Buys Dollars in Futures First Time in 10 Years

The Banco Central do Brasil bought $500 million in dollar futures on May 6, marking its first reverse-swap auction since November 2016 and signaling a turn in FX policy as the real surged 11% year-to-date...

Spain’s Iberdrola to Invest $9.5 Billion in Brazil Grid Renewal

The Neoenergia concession renewal triggered a R$47 billion ($9.5 billion) five-year investment commitment announced on May 8 across four Brazilian electricity distributors as their 30-year concession contracts move toward signature. Coelba in Bahia leads the package...
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