Brazil Ends Extra US$0.25 Diesel Import Aid
Brazil’s Finance Ministry said on 13 November that an extra US$0.25-a-litre aid for imported diesel has expired and will not...
November 14, 2026Section
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Brazil Prosecutor Opposes Bolsonaro Review
Brazil’s prosecutor-general asked the Supreme Court on 12 November not to hear Bolsonaro’s second bid to undo his 27-year coup...
November 14, 2026
Brazil Officer Told to Pay for Killing a Dog
A Sobradinho court ordered reserve Army officer Cesar Ricardo Stoll to pay about US$3,900 over the shooting of a dog;...
November 14, 2026
US Supreme Court to Review Trump Asylum Ban
The US Supreme Court agreed on 13 November to review President Trump's border asylum ban, as Mexico's five-day Buen Fin...
November 14, 2026
Braskem Loss Hits US$189M as Creditors Wait
Braskem lost US$189 million in Q3 as its debt talks drag on, while Ecopetrol seeks a 10-year Venezuelan gas deal...
November 14, 2026
Lula’s Party Files Bills to Tax Dividends
Lula’s Workers’ Party filed four bills on 13 November: 15% tax on dividends, a wealth tax, 7.5% on LCI and...
November 14, 2026
Brazil Ends US$0.25 Aid on Imported Diesel
Brazil let its extra R$1.40 (US$0.25) per litre subsidy on imported diesel lapse, the Finance Ministry said on 13 November....
November 14, 2026
São Paulo Guard Probed Over Camera Leak
São Paulo police opened an inquiry into a city guard suspected of leaking logins to the Smart Sampa camera network,...
November 14, 2026
Brazil Police Search Lawmaker’s Family
Federal police searched the parents of Brazilian deputy Neto Carletto on 10 November over US$1.5 million in budget amendments and...
November 14, 2026
Lula’s Party Files Bills to Tax the Rich
Brazil's Workers' Party filed four tax bills on 13 November, including a wealth tax from 0.7% to 3% above US$2.6...
November 14, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Saturday, November 14, 2026
Brazil's retail sales rose 0.2%, Colombia's grew 9.7% and Mexico's Buen Fin runs to Tuesday. Your Saturday expat checklist, rates...
November 14, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, November 14, 2026
Copa Libertadores final: Palmeiras meet Estudiantes in Montevideo on 28 November, while Brazil face Japan today and Boca meet Mineiro...
November 14, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief
Your Saturday 14 November guide to São Paulo: free Pinacoteca entry in Luz, Ibirapuera Park, the Mercadão and the R$5.40...
November 14, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio Daily Brief for Saturday 14 November: a museum day in Centro and Praça Mauá, with opening hours and prices...
November 14, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, November 14, 2026
Latin America mood today: a US flight halt, a weak real, Argentine inflation at 2.2% and Pope Leo back in...
November 14, 2026
Nasdaq Falls 0.9% as US Bond Yield Tops 5%
Wall Street ended mixed as the US 10-year yield rose to 5.145% and hit tech stocks, while Brazil holds its...
November 14, 2026
Two Quakes Empty Ibagué Government Offices
Two magnitude 4.2 quakes hit Tolima 18 minutes apart on 13 November, emptying government buildings in Ibagué; no damage or...
November 13, 2026
Lula’s Party Wants More Posts, Lower Rates
Brazil's Workers' Party backed Lula's fiscal package on 13 November but demanded more cabinet posts and lower rates, with the...
November 13, 2026
US Brands Three Guatemalan Gangs Terrorists
The US named Los Lorenzanas, Los Huistas and Los Mendoza as terrorist groups on 13 November for helping the Sinaloa...
November 13, 2026
Colombia Pitches Rescue Law to World Bank
Colombia's finance minister presented the Rescue Law to World Bank officials on 13 November as Congress weighs a US$12 billion...
November 13, 2026