TIM Wins a Temporary Suspension of Anatel’s Anti-Spam Rule
Anatel’s president suspended a provision of the regulator’s own August anti-spam ruling after TIM challenged how mobile-originated mass calls
September 10, 2026Section
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Susep Halts Facta Seguradora and Registers a Chinese Reinsurer
Brazil’s insurance regulator suspended new sales at Facta Seguradora and, the same day, registered CNPC Captive as an eventual reinsurer.
September 10, 2026
Fitch Moves Embraer a Notch Further Into Investment Grade
Fitch raised Embraer to BBB from BBB minus with a stable outlook, citing liquidity, cash generation and a less commercial-jet-dependent...
September 10, 2026
Usiminas Idles a Minas Gerais Mine as Freight Costs Outrun the Ore Price
Mineração Usiminas suspended its Samambaia plant, up to 35 percent of output, as iron ore fell below US$100 and freight...
September 10, 2026
The Ibovespa Will Make Room for Depositary Receipts
B3 will allow Brazilian depositary receipts into the Ibovespa from the first half of 2027, capped at 10 percent of...
September 10, 2026
Light Reaches the End of a Three-Year Judicial Recovery
Rio’s 3rd Business Court declared Light had met its recovery plan obligations, closing a process opened in May 2023 over...
September 10, 2026
Brazil Cut the Fuel Tax and Petrobras Raised the Price on the Same Night
A R$0.63 tax cut and a R$0.63 Petrobras increase landed together, then a corrected calculation left distributors paying R$0.19 less.
September 10, 2026
Federal Police Call Two Central Bank Chiefs as Witnesses
A summons made public on 9 September calls Galípolo, Campos Neto, the central bank’s supervision director and BTG’s André
September 10, 2026
The Plea Deal Behind Brazil’s Judicial Crisis Is About a Film
A homologated plea deal describes US$12.3 million moving to a US entity to finance Dark Horse, a Bolsonaro biopic, at...
September 10, 2026