Brazil’s Congress Sends Rodrigo Pacheco to the Audit Court
Brazil's Congress approved Rodrigo Pacheco for the federal audit court, 404 to 61 in the Chamber and 63 to 4...
September 3, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Paulo Gonet Asks the Supreme Court to Void a Report Naming Him
Brazil's Paulo Gonet asked the Supreme Court to void a Federal Police report that also names him. The report attributes...
September 3, 2026
Brazil’s Senate Approves a Critical Minerals Bill Worth US$1.36 Billion
Brazil's Senate approved the critical minerals bill PL 2.780/2024, worth up to US$1.36 billion. The tax credits only begin in...
September 3, 2026
Brazil’s Ibovespa Rallies for an Eleventh Straight Day
Brazil's Ibovespa closed at 185,205 points, up 3.05% for an eleventh straight gain, after a Quaest poll showed a one-point...
September 3, 2026
A Closed Strait Carried Sasol’s Year in South Africa
Sasol's FY2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 17% to R60.7 billion (US$3.4 billion), helped by the Hormuz closure and cost cuts. But...
September 3, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real
Brazil's Ibovespa jumped 3.05% to 185,205 on September 2 as the real strengthened to near 5.09 per dollar. Banks, Vale...
September 3, 2026
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Shuts Botswana Out of the EU Beef Market
Botswana beef exports face EU restrictions after foot-and-mouth outbreaks, with the country's only EU-listed slaughterhouse sitting inside an affected
September 3, 2026
South Africa Raises Its Sugar Duty as the Cutters Vanish
The South Africa sugar duty rose on 28 August to about R6.98 a kilogram, weeks after growers said a 30...
September 3, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign a Roadmap With Haftar Inside It
Libya economy reunification would touch budgeting, oil revenue and monetary policy, after rival camps agreed on 30 August to elections...
September 3, 2026