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Latin American Pulse for Thursday, April 10, 2026

Argentina
Argentina Approves Glacier Law 137-111-3 After 12-Hour Marathon: Karina Milei Watched From the Gallery as Mining Corridor Unlocked —...

Ecuador Raises Colombia Tariffs to 100%; Petro Eyes CAN Exit

Colombia
Key Points — Ecuador raised tariffs on all Colombian imports to 100% effective May, the third escalation since January in...

Brazil Puts BYD on Slave Labor Blacklist for Camaçari Site

Brazil
Key Points — Brazil’s Ministry of Labor added BYD to the official “lista suja” (dirty list) of employers found to have subjected workers to slave-like...

Brazil and US Launch Joint Operations on Organized Crime

Brazil
Key Points — Brazil and the United States announced a joint initiative to integrate intelligence and conduct coordinated operations against...

Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, April 10, 2026

Sports
The final day of matchday 1 delivered the storyline everyone needed. Corinthians ended their nine-match winless run with a...

Brazil IPCA Surges to 0.88% in March on Fuel and Food Costs

Markets
Key Points — Brazil’s official inflation rate (IPCA) accelerated to 0.88% in March, up from...

Brazil

Brazil Puts BYD on Slave Labor Blacklist for Camaçari Site

Key Points — Brazil’s Ministry of Labor added BYD to the official “lista suja” (dirty list) of employers found to...

Brazil and US Launch Joint Operations on Organized Crime

Key Points — Brazil and the United States announced a joint initiative to integrate intelligence and conduct coordinated operations against...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, April 10, 2026

Life & Culture
The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk D-Edge Freak Chic from midnight · César Lacerda at Casa de Francisca...

Brazil 2026 Election: Lula Leads but Flávio Reaches Statistical Tie

Key Points — Lula leads all first-round scenarios in the latest Paraná Pesquisas survey, with 41.3% against Flávio Bolsonaro’s 37.8% in the tightest matchup — a gap within the 2.2-point margin of error — In second-round simulations,...

Brazil Unveils R$9 Billion Lifeline for Airlines

Key Points — The government published MP 1.349/2026 creating up to R$2.5 billion (~$430 million) per airline in FNAC-backed financing via BNDES, plus a R$1.5...

Galípolo Defends Banco Master Liquidation, Clears Campos Neto

Key Points — Banco Central president Gabriel Galípolo told the CPI do Crime Organizado on April 8 that there are no indications of wrongdoing or leniency by former president Roberto Campos Neto in the process that...

Brazil Inflation Falls to 0.16% as Fuel Package Cushions War Shock

Key Points — Brazil’s IPCA March 2026 came in at 0.16%, sharply down from February’s 0.83% — the lowest monthly reading since mid-2024, with the 12-month trailing rate at approximately 3.93% — The transport group flipped from...

Court Blocks Brazil’s War-Era Oil Export Tax

Key Points — A federal judge in Rio de Janeiro suspended the 12% export tax on crude oil for five multinational producers — Shell, Equinor, TotalEnergies, Petrogal, and Repsol Sinopec — ruling the levy has a...

Brazil Morning Call for Friday, April 10, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS Ibovespa Breaks 195,000 for Second Straight ATH — CPI at 08:30 Could Shatter the Party Today's Brazil morning call opens with the Ibovespa at an all-time high and a potential inflation shock dead ahead. This...

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