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Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Argentina
Peru Electoral Crisis: ONPE Logistics Chief Arrested, 63,000 Voters Disenfranchised, López Aliaga Cries Fraud — But at 71% Counted,...

Colombia’s Top Court Strikes Down Petro’s Emergency Tax Decree, Orders Refunds

Colombia
Key Points — Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled 8-0 on Wednesday (Sentence C-079 of 2026, rapporteur Justice Juan Carlos Cortés González)...

Lula to El País: “Trump Has No Right to Wake Up and Threaten a Country”

Brazil
Key Points — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave El País a wide-ranging pre-trip interview published Wednesday ahead of the April 17 bilateral...

Brazil’s 2027 Budget Law Sets R$73B Surplus Target, Debt Peak in 2029

Brazil
Key Points — Brazil’s Ministries of Finance and Planning sent the 2027 Budget Guidelines Bill (PLDO) to Congress on Wednesday...

Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, April 16, 2026

Sports
Wednesday delivered the upset night of the Libertadores group stage. Independiente Rivadavia pulled off a maracanazo — a debutant...

Brazil Central Bank Pushes Back on Real Rally in Message to Investors

Brazil
Key Points — Brazil’s Central Bank monetary policy director Nilton David told a JP Morgan...

Brazil

Lula to El País: “Trump Has No Right to Wake Up and Threaten a Country”

Key Points — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave El País a wide-ranging pre-trip interview published Wednesday ahead...

Brazil’s 2027 Budget Law Sets R$73B Surplus Target, Debt Peak in 2029

Key Points — Brazil’s Ministries of Finance and Planning sent the 2027 Budget Guidelines Bill (PLDO) to Congress on Wednesday...

Brazil’s Oil Exports to China Double in Q1 2026 as Hormuz Rewires Flow

Brazil
Key Points — Brazilian crude oil shipments to China doubled in the first quarter of 2026 versus Q1 2025, reaching...

Brazil Central Bank Pushes Back on Real Rally in Message to Investors

Key Points — Brazil’s Central Bank monetary policy director Nilton David told a JP Morgan seminar in Washington on Wednesday that the recent real appreciation is “conjunctural, not structural,” and that the bank is not counting...

Power Clash in Brasília: Supreme Court Targets Senator Who Accused It

Key Points — Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes formally asked the Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday to investigate Senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) for abuse of...

Brazil Presidential Hopeful Zema Proposes Selling Every State Firm

Key Points — Former Minas Gerais governor Romeu Zema (Novo) launches his presidential economic plan in São Paulo on Thursday, structured around five pillars: eliminate the R$1.7 trillion “custo Brasil” drag, deregulate labor with unlimited workdays...

Brazil Morning Call for Thursday, April 16, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS S&P 500 Hits Record 7,022, Nasdaq Crosses 24K — But Ibovespa Stalls at 197,737 as BRL Holds R$4.99 Today's Brazil morning call opens with the U.S. market at uncharted heights and the Brazilian rally finally...

Brazil Amazon 2026: Deforestation, Carbon Credits, Lula Agenda

Brazil amazon deforestation fell 50 percent under Lula by 2025. INPE data, Amazon Fund, carbon credits, COP30 Belem outcomes and what ESG investors must know.

Brazil Immigration 2026: Visas, Nomad Rules and Residency

Complete guide to Brazil immigration in 2026: visa types, digital nomad requirements, investor routes, CRNM residency, CPF setup, banking, and healthcare.

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