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Vale Bets India Is the Next China for Iron Ore

Brazil
Key Points — Vale's CEO said India mirrors China's early-2000s industrial trajectory and could define global iron ore demand for the next decade, with steel...

Brazil Sits on $2.6B in Rare Earth Projects. One Mine Works

Brazil
Key Points — Brazil has 13.2 billion reais ($2.64 billion) in pre-operational rare earth investments from six companies — including Australian, Canadian, and Brazilian miners — with first projects expected to begin production from 2028,...

Brazil’s Morning Call for Thursday, February 19, 2026

Brazil
First Full B3 Session Post-Carnival · Hawkish Fed Minutes Reshape the Landscape Today's Focus The Big Picture: The Ibovespa faces its first full trading session of...

Brazil Shipped More Food in January 2026, Got Paid Less for It

Agri Business
Key Points — Brazil's agribusiness exports fell 2.2% in January to $10.8 billion despite a...

Brazil Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Brazil
Ash Wednesday · B3 Reopens at 1PM BRT ⚠ ABBREVIATED SESSION 1PM–5:55PM BRT · CARNIVAL LIQUIDITY DISCOUNT IN EFFECT ⚠ Today's...

Ibovespa Slides to 186K as Vale’s $3.8B Loss Hits B3

Business - Brazil
Ibovespa 186,293 −0.78% USD/BRL 5.2298 +0.73% Selic 15.00% unchanged Iron Ore $100.84 −0.07% The Big Three 1 The Ibovespa dropped 0.78% to 186,293 on the last session before Carnival, as heavyweight profit-taking overpowered a dovish U.S. CPI print...

Brazil Has the World’s Second-Largest Rare Earth Reserves but No Strategy for What to Do With Them

Key Points — President Lula will sign a critical minerals memorandum with India next week, but officials concede it will...

Brazil Exports More Raw Materials Than Ever — and Imports More Industry Than It Can Afford

Key Points — Brazil's manufacturing trade deficit hit a record $71.1 billion in 2025 — even as overall exports rose...

Brazil’s Nuclear Operator Warns of Collapse by March as Angra 3 Limbo Burns $1 Billion a Year

Brazil
Key Points — Eletronuclear says cash runs out by mid-March, with $1 billion drained annually...

Brazil’s Morning Call for Friday, February 13, 2026

Today's Focus The Big Picture: Reality checked the euphoria. The Ibovespa gave back 1.01% to close...

Banco do Brasil 4Q25: The Agro Storm Abates, but the Scars Run Deep

3 Key Points — Adjusted net income of R$ 5.74 billion ($1.1B) in 4Q25 beat the Bloomberg consensus of R$ 4.5...

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