Pix Rules in Brazil Tighten on Fraud From 18 September 2026
New Pix rules from Brazil's central bank tighten fraud marking, allow an exemption from mandatory participation and open salary accounts to Pix Automático.
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Trump Sets Tuesday Talk With Delcy Rodríguez as Peña Heads to Caracas
Global Economy Briefing for Saturday, September 19, 2026
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Bolivia Ends Diesel Subsidy Hours After Congress Clears IMF Loan
Bolivia scrapped its diesel subsidy on 19 September, lifting the pump price 83 per cent, a day after...
Gilmar Clears Bolsa Familia Rise as Court and Senate Fight Widens
Justice Gilmar Mendes ruled the 15% Bolsa Familia rise respects electoral law. Audit-court and TSE challenges, and a...
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Most Latin American markets fell this week as the dollar firmed. Chile's exchange closed for Fiestas Patrias and...
Why a Photo of Brazil’s Top Prosecutor With a Jailed Banker Matters
Brazil's prosecutor general decides who is charged in the Banco Master fraud. A leaked photo with the jailed...
Grain Funds Fall Even as China Steps Up American Soybean Buying
The soybean fund fell 1.04% to US$27.68, corn 0.66% to US$19.70 and wheat 1.45% to US$25.86. Chicago settled...
Steel Shares Slide as CSN Leads Latin American Losses
CSN's ADR fell 6.78% and lost 13.39% on the week as steel shares slid. Gerdau fell 3.14% and...
Zinc Gains 1.86% as Nexa Rises and Buenaventura Slips in Latin America
LME zinc closed near US$3,881.50 a tonne on Friday 18 September 2026. Nexa Resources rose 0.70% to US$13.01...
Vale Falls 1.80% as Iron Ore Shares Diverge from Firmer Benchmarks
Vale's New York shares closed at US$14.21, down 1.80% on Friday and 6.70% on the week, while the...
Copper Tracker Gains 2.68% for the Week as Chile Stays Shut
The copper tracker closed at US$40.23, up 1.44% on Friday and 2.68% for the week. Southern Copper slipped...
Gold Ends the Week at US$4,380 as Silver Outpaces It
Gold closed Friday at US$4,380.01 an ounce, up 0.77%, and silver at US$66.35, up 1.41% on the day...
Colombia’s COLCAP Jumps 1.03% as the Peso Slides to 3,166.69 per Dollar
Colombia's COLCAP closed at 2,548.22, up 1.03%, while the peso weakened to 3,166.69 per dollar. July activity grew...
Merval Falls 1.29% as Argentine ADRs Slide Across Latin America
The Merval fell 1.29% to 3,021,926 points on Friday as Argentine ADRs slid, the peso closed at 1,514...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Rio's Saturday brings a free MIMO Festival night at Circo Voador, ArtRio at Marina da Glória and Vasco at São Januário. Flamengo host Bragantino on Sunday.
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São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Verdi at the Municipal, Alsop at Sala São Paulo
Don Carlo opens at the Theatro Municipal and Marin Alsop conducts the Osesp at 8 p.m. Blue Note...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Free Under the Arches, Angra at Vivo Rio
Fafá de Belém plays free under the Lapa arches at 10 p.m., Mart'nália free at Capanema at 8,...
Cost of Living Arequipa Peru 2026: Less Than Half of Lima
Cost of living Arequipa Peru in 2026: a central one-bedroom averages about US$362 a month, less than half...
Cost of Living Punta del Este 2026: Half Again Above Montevideo
Cost of living Punta del Este in 2026: a central one-bedroom averages about US$1,094 a month, roughly 49%...
Cost of Living Nassau Bahamas 2026: Where the Bills Bite Hardest
Cost of living Nassau Bahamas in 2026: rent runs about US$1,490 in the centre, and the monthly power...
Investing in Guatemala as a Foreigner in 2026: Two Taxes Just Went
Investing in Guatemala as a foreigner in 2026: a US$100,000 investor route, territorial taxation, and two reliefs that...
Cost of Living Curitiba Brazil 2026: Cheap Rent, Tight Wages
Cost of living Curitiba Brazil in 2026: a central one-bedroom runs about US$492 a month, while the average...
Cost of Living Boquete Panama 2026: Rent Above the Average Wage
Cost of living Boquete Panama in 2026: a central one-bedroom averages US$825 a month against an average local...
Cost of Living Antigua Guatemala 2026: Rent Above the Local Wage
Cost of living Antigua Guatemala in 2026: a central one-bedroom runs about US$877 a month, which is more...
Is El Salvador Safe for Expats in 2026: What the Level 1 Rating Leaves Out
Is El Salvador safe for expats in 2026? The crime figures and the US advisory both say yes,...
AFCON 2027: Tanzania’s Stadium Race Enters the Home Stretch
Tanzania AFCON 2027 stadium progress: Mkapa 95% renovated, Arusha past 80%, new US$136m Dodoma build and Zanzibar's first major arena. Tickets Aug-Oct
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African Airport Finances Top Agenda as ACI Africa Meets in Abuja
African airport finances lead the agenda in Abuja, where ACI Africa's chief said about 80% of the continent's...
Senegal Private Sector Dialogue: PM Lô Pledges Arrears Timetable
Senegal private sector dialogue: PM Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô met about 15 business groups in Dakar and pledged...
Nigeria’s Oando Cross-Border Listing Wins Shareholder Approval
Nigeria's Oando won shareholder backing on 17 September 2026 for an Oando cross-border listing. No exchange or timetable...
Madagascar Private Jets Face New Approval Rule After Gold Seizure
Madagascar private jets now need special approval from the president or prime minister, after a gold seizure at...
Zambia Resolution: European Parliament Seeks Probe Into Kafwaya Killing
The European Parliament's Zambia resolution, passed 562 to 1, urges independent investigations into the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya...
Tinubu Macron Dinner in Paris Adds Diplomacy to a Campaign-Season Leave
The Tinubu Macron dinner at the Élysée Palace in Paris added diplomacy to a campaign-season leave. Here is...
Ghana National Cathedral Board Dissolved, Site Due Back by 31 October
Mahama dissolves the Ghana National Cathedral board and orders the trustees to hand the stalled Accra site to...
Nigeria’s Nasarawa Mining Ban Bars Under-18s From Sites
The Nasarawa mining ban keeps children below 18 off mining sites in the Nigerian state, with arrests promised...
Minna Custody Deaths: Tinubu Seeks Prosecution if Officials Are Culpable
Minna custody deaths: President Tinubu orders a full probe after 37 detained miners died in Nigeria and says...
South Africa’s Mozambique Anti-Dumping Duties Hit Steel Pipes and Tiles
South Africa's Mozambique anti-dumping duties now cover large steel pipes and ceramic tiles. Here is what the ITAC...
Santam Curt Meyer Appointment Signals South African Insurer’s Push Abroad
The Santam Curt Meyer appointment creates a new role to grow the South African insurer in Africa, the...
Niger Nationality Decree Strips Five Exiles, Including Ex-Prime Minister
A Niger nationality decree signed on 17 September 2026 provisionally strips five people of citizenship, including a former...
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