The Big Read: Brazil, Thursday 29 October
Trump cited Brazil's election at a Texas rally as Flávio Bolsonaro landed in Miami. A Pará governor-elect faces an eight-year ban, and US readers watch.
Argentine Oil Firm Vista Lifts Output 33%
Mexican Store Giant Femsa Profit Jumps 81%
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Luis Hermosilla Jailed Over Favors Not Cash
Luis Hermosilla was sent to preventive prison in Chile over alleged favors to a former regional prosecutor, not...
US Envoy Says Cartel Label Is Not for Bombs
US Ambassador Ronald Johnson said on 28 October that the cartel terrorist designation is meant for sanctions and...
Guyana Opposition Leader Arrested Over Video
Guyana police arrested Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed on 28 October over an alleged US$3,820 payment for leaked surveillance...
Colombia’s President Wants Troops in Bogotá
Colombia's president proposed army control in parts of Bogotá on 28 October, after a raid with 173 arrests....
US$2.28 Billion Brazil Loans May Not Exist
Brazil’s Federal Police say at least US$2.28 billion in Banco Master assets sold to BRB lacked proof the...
Petrobras Oil Rises 12.4% in Record Quarter
Petrobras oil output rose 12.4% in the third quarter, and total output hit a record 3.5 million barrels...
Brazil Prosecutors Want Influencer Convicted
Brazilian prosecutors ask a court to convict fitness influencer Renato Cariani of drug trafficking and money laundering. His...
Dominican Quake Office Flags 67 Bridges
A Dominican seismic office director says 67 of 821 assessed bridges are critical and could fail in a...
130 Nations Back Cuba as Trinidad Says No
The UN vote on Cuba ended 130 to 17, with Trinidad and Tobago on the no side with...
US Envoy Says China Gains From Mexico Chaos
US Ambassador Ronald Johnson said on 28 October that China would gain from a chaotic, insecure Mexico. He...
Guyana Would Get US$23M of US$1.5B Copper
Guyana would collect about US$23M in royalties on Toroparu copper, a 1.5% rate set in 2011. Gold, not...
Mexico Arrests Alleged Regional Crime Boss
Mexico's Navy announced on 28 October the arrest of El Semáforo, an alleged regional crime boss, in Oaxaca;...
What to Do in Rio in October 2026
What to do in Rio in October 2026: bossa nova in Leblon until 8 November, free art at the CCBB, a rooftop food festival from the 31st and a Vasco–Flamengo...
Azerbaijan Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Armenia Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
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Haiti Gets $4.1 Billion, Not Investors
Haitians abroad sent US$4.1 billion home in 2024. Foreign direct investment was only US$12 million in 2025, a...
Saint Vincent Shares One Currency
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines shares the Eastern Caribbean dollar, fixed at 2.70 to the US dollar since...
Brazil Owns Half of Paraguay’s Itaipú Dam
Brazil and Paraguay each own half of the Itaipú dam, which supplies about 90% of Paraguay's electricity. The...
Grenada Shares Seas With Venezuela
Grenada has no defined sea border with Venezuela or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of October 2026....
Puerto Rico Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Puerto Rico population is 3.18 million and falling, while 6.1 million Puerto Ricans live on the US mainland....
Tanzania Holidays, Safari and Zanzibar 2026
Tanzania has three public holidays left in 2026, from Wednesday, 9 December. Short rains, a US$100 visa and US$44 insurance shape any trip.
South Africa 525 Days Without Power Cuts
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Tronox Takes 5 Percent Bet on Minta
US titanium maker Tronox owns about 5% of Lion Rock Minerals after a US$6.1 million investment in 2025....
Why Guinea’s Media Minister Matters Now
Guinea's new communications minister Fana Soumah returns on 28 October 2026. Here is what his ministry controls and...
Observer Alleges Touadéra Wants US$58M Share
An observer alleges President Touadéra wants a share of a US$58 million Gulf-funded programme tied to Central African...
Bharat Petroleum Plans US$1.8B in Mozambique
Bharat Petroleum, India's state refiner, plans another US$1.8 billion for its Cabo Delgado gas stake in Mozambique, with...
ArcelorMittal Liberia Says US$4B Is Invested
ArcelorMittal Liberia says its investment nears US$4 billion and argues for a bigger iron ore business and a...
US Partner Tunisia Jails Critics 25 Years
Tunisia jailed a journalist and opposition figures for up to 25 years in a terrorism trial in Tunis....
Guinea Brings Back Former Media Minister
Guinea named Fana Soumah communication minister on 26 October; he was installed on 28 October to oversee broadcast...
Congo Militants Could Earn US$1.6M From Gold
Congo militants of the ADF could earn US$1 million to US$1.6 million a year from gold mines near...
Ivory Coast Deficit Reaches US$3.75 Billion
The Ivory Coast deficit for 2025 was about 2,208 billion CFA francs (US$3.75 billion), the state audit court...
South Africa’s 16.9% Fall Hides 1.3% Dip
South Africa tourist arrivals fell 16.9% from August to September 2026, but only 1.3% from a year earlier....
Nigeria Debt Would Mean US$594 Each
Nigeria debt would equal about US$594 per citizen if Tinubu's loans pass the Senate. The state owes the...
Somalia Ambush Toll Runs From 20 to 321
A surviving officer counted at least 20 dead soldiers after the Somalia ambush near Jameeca. Al-Shabaab claims 321,...
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