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Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Argentina
Mexico Sovereignty Crisis: Four Agents Dead in Secret Chihuahua Anti-Narco Operation — Sheinbaum: "We Were Not Aware," Orders National...

Why Argentine Households Are Substituting Beef With Donkey

Argentina
Key Points — The INDEC consumer price index reported beef and derivatives rose 55.1% year-on-year in March 2026, with asado...

Brazil: Six Weeks of Upward Inflation Revisions Before Copom

Brazil
Key Points — The Banco Central do Brasil Focus survey published Monday raised the 2026 IPCA projection for a sixth consecutive week to 4.80%, up...

São Paulo Daily Brief for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Art and Culture
Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 — Tiradentes, a national holiday honouring the...

Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, April 20, 2026

Sports
A weekend that Latin America sports fans will remember. Boca Juniors conquered the Superclásico at the Monumental, beating River...

Ibovespa Bounces to 196,132 as Petrobras Recovers on $94 Oil — Ceasefire Expires When Markets Reopen Wednesday

Markets
Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Covering the session...

Brazil

Brazil: Six Weeks of Upward Inflation Revisions Before Copom

Key Points — The Banco Central do Brasil Focus survey published Monday raised the 2026 IPCA projection for a sixth...

São Paulo Daily Brief for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 — Tiradentes, a national holiday honouring the...

BRB Offloads Master Crisis to a R$15B Quadra Capital Fund

Brazil
Key Points — The Banco de Brasília board approved a memorandum of understanding with Quadra Capital on Monday night, April...

Brazil Morning Call for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS Ceasefire Expires Today — IRGC Reverses Hormuz "Open" — Trump: Extension "Highly Unlikely" — Brazil Closed Tomorrow Today's Brazil morning call opens on the day that defines the war's next chapter — and the day...

Brazil’s Only Rare Earth Mine Sold to Washington for US$2.8 Billion

Key Points — USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) announced Monday it will acquire 100% of Serra Verde Group, owner of the Pela Ema mine in...

Braskem Sale Becomes Binding: IG4 Fund Secures 50.1% Stake

Key Points — Novonor and NSP Investimentos have signed a definitive, court-supervised contract to sell Braskem’s controlling stake to the Shine I investment fund advised by IG4 Capital, with the buyer taking 50.1% of voting shares...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, April 20, 2026

The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk Bar Brahma samba daily · Rabo di Galo cocktails nightly · Pinheiros dinner · The circuit is dark · The Weeknd in 6 days · The final full...

Washington Puts Brazil on Drug Precursor Source List

Key Points — The US State Department's narcotics report lists Brazil among major sources of precursor or essential chemicals used to make illicit drugs, alongside China, Argentina, Chile, India, Mexico and others. — The report identifies the...

Brazil Keeps Shipping to the Persian Gulf Despite Hormuz Blockade 

Key Points — Twelve Brazilian cargo ships sailed for Persian Gulf ports since the Iran war began on February 28, with eight departures in March and four more since early April. — Brazilian exports to Iran rose...

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