USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 31: Trump demands Canadian companies move south “immediately”, Ottawa’s counter-tariffs take effect September
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Europe Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 31: Europe enters autumn with its lowest gas reserves in thirteen years, Germany’s storage stands...
August 31, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 31: Japan’s bond yield touches a thirty-year high at 2.95 per cent, the yen weakens...
August 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 31: Algeria mourns twelve wildfire dead and orders the death penalty for arson, Kenya’s airport...
August 31, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 31, 2026
Sao Paulo nightlife tonight, Monday August 31 2026: Sara Nao Tem Nome's season finale at Centro da Terra, pagode with...
August 31, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 31, 2026
Rio nightlife tonight, Monday August 31 2026: Samba do Trabalhador with Moacyr Luz in Andarai, the free Pedra do Sal...
August 31, 2026
Honduras in Washington’s Sights: Energy, Gas, AI and Data Centres
Honduras energy reform is the key to US investment in gas, AI and data centres, says USTDA's Thomas Hardy after...
August 31, 2026
Inside Brazil’s Biggest-Ever Bank Fraud: The Banco Master Scandal
Banco Master scandal explained: Daniel Vorcaro's arrest, the R$41 billion FGC bailout, the vetoed BRB deal and the political fallout...
August 31, 2026
Fintechs and Digital Banks in Brazil 2026: Market Guide
Digital banks in Brazil in 2026: Nubank at 139 million customers, Pix moving R$35 trillion a year, and why the...
August 31, 2026
USMCA 2026: The Complete Guide to the Trade-Pact Review
The USMCA 2026 review ended without a confirmed extension. What the July 1 decision, 50% steel tariffs and annual reviews...
August 31, 2026
What Is a Favela, Really? Inside Brazil’s Hillside Communities
What is a favela? Brazil's 2022 census counted 16.4 million people in 12,348 favelas. Inside Rio's hillside communities: property, security,...
August 31, 2026
Self-Employment in Brazil for Foreigners 2026: MEI, CNPJ and Autônomo Guide
Self employment Brazil MEI CNPJ 2026 guide for foreigners: MEI cap R$81,000, DAS R$82-87, digital nomad and investor visa rules,...
August 31, 2026
Buying Property in Brazil as a Foreigner 2026: CPF, Escritura, Cartório and ITBI Guide
Buying property Brazil foreigner 2026 guide: CPF, escritura, cartório, ITBI rates, financing limits and the investor visa threshold, explained step...
August 31, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Asked Jailed Banker for $24 Million to Fund Movie
Flavio Bolsonaro Banco Master loan 2026: leaked messages show the senator asked banker Daniel Vorcaro for US$24 million to fund...
August 31, 2026
Venezuela’s China-Style Reform Has Raised Oil but Not Living Standards
Venezuela china reform model 2026: oil output tops 1 million bpd under a US-backed transition, but a wide currency gap...
August 31, 2026
Mexico Marches for Its Disappeared in 16 States as a Car Bomb Hits Zacatecas
Mexico disappearances crisis: marches in 16 states, a car bomb outside a Zacatecas police station, 24,622 frozen accounts and Pemex's...
August 31, 2026
Vaca Muerta Exports Push Argentina Toward a Record Year
Vaca Muerta exports power Argentina toward a record US$103.2 billion in 2026 sales abroad, with crude oil now the top...
August 31, 2026
Brazil’s Congressional Earmarks Quadruple in a Decade as State Firms Sink
Brazil's congressional earmarks reached R$47.1 billion, up 315% in eleven years, while state firms post record deficits and Correios faces...
August 31, 2026
Brazil: Judicial Debt Collection Hits Record 1.2 Million Cases in 2025
Brazil's courts received a record 1.24 million judicial debt collection cases in 2025, up 60% since 2020, as household indebtedness...
August 31, 2026
Argentina Household Debt: Church Warning Ahead of Papal Visit
Argentina household debt drew a Church warning before Pope Leo XIV's visit: family delinquency hit 12.8 percent at banks and...
August 31, 2026