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Gold Snaps 9-Day Rout, Silver Reclaims $70

Gold & Silver Daily Report · March 25, 2026 · Covering March 24 Session Gold Spot $4,480 ▲ +1.6% · 9-day streak snapped H: $4,602 · L: $4,456 Silver...

Nicaragua Joins LATAM Coffee Windfall at $918 Million

Key Points —Nicaragua's coffee exports hit $918.2 million in 2025, driven by record international prices that exceeded $400 per quintal for the first time in...

Tupy Loss Balloons to R$626M on Restructuring Hit

3 Key Points —Tupy reported a Q4 net loss of R$626.5 million ($120M) — 6.4 times the R$97.7 million ($19M) loss a year earlier —...

PetroReconcavo Q4 Profit Jumps 56% as Deep Wells Pay Off

3 Key Points —PetroReconcavo posted net income of R$50.7 million ($10M) in Q4 2025, a 56% year-over-year increase, despite EBITDA declining 27% to R$295 million...

Hapvida Profit Plunges 65% as Claims Rise and Members Leave

3 Key Points —Hapvida reported adjusted net income of R$180.6 million ($35M) in Q4 2025, a 64.9% year-over-year decline, with adjusted EBITDA falling 32.8% to...

Arauco Races to Avoid Junk Status on Brazil Bet

Key Points — Arauco plans record capital expenditure of over $3 billion in 2026 and $2 billion in 2027, mostly to complete the $4.6 billion...

Oncoclinicas, Porto Seguro Eye R$1B Oncology JV

Key Points — Oncoclinicas signed a non-binding agreement with insurer Porto Seguro to create a new oncology company, with Porto investing R$500 million ($94 million)...

Brazil’s Largest Pension Fund Posts R$12.5B Surplus After 2024 Loss

Key Points — Previ, Banco do Brasil's pension fund and Brazil's largest, closed 2025 with a R$12.5 billion ($2.2 billion) accumulated surplus after generating R$15.7...

Brazil’s Vittia Profit Drops 31% on Farm Cost Squeeze

3 Key Points —Vittia's adjusted net income fell 30.8% to R$32.1 million ($6M) in 4Q25 as an 8.6% jump in cost of goods sold crushed...

Vivo Returns R$4 Billion to Shareholders in Capital Cut

Key Points — Telefônica Brasil (VIVT3) shareholders approved a R$4 billion ($780 million) capital reduction on March 12, cutting the company's share capital from R$60.07...

Brazil’s Lavvi Profit Falls 13% as Launch Pipeline Shifts

3 Key Points —Net income declined 13% to approximately R$105 million ($20.3M) in 4Q25, while adjusted EBITDA fell 21% to R$139 million ($26.9M) and the...

Brazil’s Smart Fit Posts Record Expansion With 2,084 Gyms

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 19% year-on-year to R$235 million ($45M) in 4Q25, though the result missed the Bloomberg consensus of R$249 million...

Brazil’s Coffee Farmers Bet on Waiting — and Risk Losing Buyers

This is part of The Rio Times' coverage of Brazilian commodities and Latin American financial markets. Key Points — Brazil exported 2.29 million 60-kg bags of...

Dollar Falls Below 5.16 as Ceasefire Hopes Lift the Real

USD/BRL · Exchange Rate · Daily Report March 11, 2026 · Session of March 10 USD/BRL 5.1575 −0.13% DXY 98.93 −0.24% Selic 15.00% unchanged Brent $87.80 −11.20% 1 Real edges lower to 5.1575 as ceasefire hopes cap dollar demand....
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