Brazil’s Central Bank Has Wound Up 17 Firms This Year
Brazil's central bank has wound up 17 financial firms this year, the most since 2002, as the Federal District takes...
September 4, 2026Section
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Rumo Opens an Inquiry as São Paulo’s Tax Case Widens
Rumo opened an internal investigation after being named in São Paulo's tax-fraud inquiry, which has spread from retailers into rail,...
September 4, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Goes to Caracas
Trinidad and Tobago's foreign minister travelled to Caracas for talks on energy, trade and border security, with the Dragon gas...
September 4, 2026
Stolen South African Chrome Is Already Inside the World’s Stainless Steel
Illegal chrome mining South Africa costs about 600,000 tonnes a year, roughly 10% of output, and launders into the legal...
September 4, 2026
GeoPark Bets on Venezuela and Vaca Muerta to Nearly Triple Output
GeoPark says pairing its new Venezuelan block with Vaca Muerta in Argentina can multiply its output, days after a deal...
September 4, 2026
Pre-Dawn Fighting in Baidoa Leaves 71 Wounded and One Civilian Dead
Baidoa fighting between Somali government forces and militias wounded 71 people and killed one civilian, a hospital said, in a...
September 4, 2026
Ramaphosa Asks a Cape Town Court to Set Aside the Phala Phala Report
The Phala Phala report review reached the Western Cape High Court, where Ramaphosa's counsel argued the Section 89 panel applied...
September 4, 2026
Egypt and China Expand the Suez Zone and Widen Their Currency Swap
The Egypt China Suez agreement launches a third phase of the Cairo-Beijing industrial zone and widens a local-currency swap worth...
September 4, 2026
São Tomé Still Stages a Portuguese Play It Rewrote Five Centuries Ago
Tchiloli São Tomé takes a sixteenth-century Portuguese Charlemagne play and stages it outdoors, with masks, drums and a distinctly local...
September 4, 2026
Washington Set to Take 35% of the Venezuela Oil Vehicle Nabep
The United States government plans a 35 percent passive stake in Nabep, the company built to run Venezuelan oilfields, structured...
September 4, 2026
Implats Earned US$1.9 Billion in a Year It Made US$48 Million Before
Implats FY2026 results show net income above R31bn against R761m a year earlier, with the revenue basket up 51% and...
September 4, 2026
Venezuela Says the US Sanctions Easing Is Not Enough
Venezuela's hydrocarbons minister says Washington's sanctions easing is not enough and the government will keep pressing for the measures to...
September 4, 2026
Brazil State Polls: Moro Ahead in Paraná, Zucco in the South
Sergio Moro leads the Parana governor race and Luciano Zucco leads Rio Grande do Sul, in separate polls by different...
September 4, 2026
Argentina and Chile Close the Strait of Magellan Dispute
Argentina and Chile used Milei's Santiago visit to close their Strait of Magellan dispute, and President Kast backed Argentina's Falklands...
September 4, 2026
Argentina Tightens Falklands Oil Sanctions and Plans a Naval Base
Argentina toughened sanctions on companies drilling near the Falkland Islands, told 29 countries about it and announced a naval base...
September 4, 2026
Datafolha Narrows Brazil’s Race to Five Points
The new Datafolha poll puts Lula five points ahead in the first round and level in a run-off, with the...
September 4, 2026
Brazil: Vorcaro Tells the Court His Donations Were Bribes
Banker Daniel Vorcaro told Brazil's Supreme Court that his 2022 campaign donations were bribes and named a recipient, who denies...
September 4, 2026
A Boat That Left The Gambia Reached Gran Canaria After 27 Days
A Canary Islands migrant boat that left The Gambia 27 days earlier was found adrift with 44 survivors and five...
September 4, 2026
Federal Police Report Faults a Brazilian Justice’s Conduct
A Federal Police report says Justice Andre Mendonca ran the Banco Master inquiry like its head, not its supervisor, and...
September 4, 2026
Brazil: Moraes Asks the Court to Investigate Justice Mendonça
Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked Brazil's Supreme Court to investigate Justice Andre Mendonca for abuse of authority, and four officials...
September 4, 2026