Brazil’s Social Security Systems Hit by an AI Agent Attack, 375 Logins Stolen
Cybernews says an AI agent attack took 375 logins of 40 Brazilian government employees, including INSS staff. No institution has...
September 17, 2026Section
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Braskem Shares Fall 15% as a Bank Sees No Easy Exit From Its Debt Crisis
Braskem, the Americas' leading plastics maker, fell 15.16% after UBS BB cut it to sell, warning shareholders face dilution in...
September 17, 2026
Lula Refuses to Back a Rescue for Brasilia’s BRB Bank
Lula says the federal government will not put money into BRB, the bank owned by the Federal District. The dispute...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Rejects a US Memo Accusing It of Failing Against Its Two Largest Crime Gangs
Trump's annual drug memorandum says Brazil failed to confront the PCC and Comando Vermelho. Brazil was not listed, and its...
September 17, 2026
Kenya Livestock Project Gets US$55 Million More From IFAD
IFAD has approved an additional US$55 million, about Sh7.1 billion, to expand Kenya’s livestock commercialization project in the dryland counties.
September 16, 2026
Selic Rate Falls to 13.75% Hours After the Fed Raises American Rates
Brazil cut its Selic rate to 13.75 percent on Wednesday evening, a fifth straight quarter-point move, hours after the Federal...
September 16, 2026
Ethiopia Harvest May Fall 30% as Kiremt Rains Fail
FEWS NET says Ethiopia’s meher harvest could be up to 30% below average after the poorest kiremt rains on record,...
September 16, 2026
Ivorian Cocoa Cards Record 38,000 Farmer Sales
38,000 Ivorian cocoa producers sold using traceability cards between 1 and 13 September. The system became mandatory when the season...
September 16, 2026
Kenya Sugar Protection Lapses and Nairobi Looks Again
Kenya’s COMESA sugar safeguard expired on 30 November 2025 after 24 years. The East African reports Nairobi is now exploring...
September 16, 2026