Lula To Send Trump Amazon Data In Tariff Spat
Lula escalates the fight over US tariffs on Brazil, vowing to send Trump fresh Amazon deforestation data to rebut Washington's...
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Panama Canal Deepens Draft To 48 Feet, Boosting Cargo Limits
The Panama Canal draft increase raises Neopanamax draft to 48 feet from August 26, easing drought-era limits and boosting cargo...
August 9, 2026
Rio Grande do Sul Storms Displace 2,686 Across 117 Towns
Rio Grande do Sul storms displaced 2,686 people across 117 towns and killed one, the state Civil Defense said on...
August 9, 2026
Rio Helicopter Crash Kills Four, Three Colombians
The Rio helicopter crash near Vista Chinesa killed four, including three Colombian tourists; cause under investigation. Learn more.
August 9, 2026
Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan To End The Gaza War
Israel has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point Board of Peace framework, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting on full Hamas disarmament...
August 9, 2026
Houthis Hit Saudi Aramco Refinery As Strait Of Hormuz Stays Shut, Deepening Oil Supply Fears
Yemen's Houthis struck a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan while the Strait of Hormuz remained disrupted, squeezing both of the...
August 9, 2026
Brazil Crypto Licensing Rules Take Effect As School Phone Ban Beds In
Brazil enforced a school smartphone ban and the Central Bank finalised a crypto licensing framework that treats stablecoins as foreign...
August 9, 2026
Mexico Inflation Falls To 3.37% As Banxico Holds Rates
Mexico’s inflation fell to 3.37% in June 2026 and remittances grew 4.2%, but Banxico kept rates at 6.50% and pushed...
August 9, 2026
Key Market Events For The Week Of August 10–14, 2026
Colombian CPI, Brazilian inflation and Copom minutes, and US CPI set the tone for a week where the dollar and...
August 9, 2026
M. Dias Branco Keeps Fitch AAA(bra) Rating For Ninth Year
M. Dias Branco keeps its Fitch AAA(bra) rating for a ninth year. Learn what this national scale rating really means...
August 8, 2026
MBRF Profit Plunges 92%, Then Rebounds 26%
MBRF reported a 92% drop in net profit to R$91 million in Q4 2025, followed by a 26% rise in...
August 8, 2026
Markets Price Lula 4 While UBS Warns Of 2027 Fiscal Reckoning
Learn about the 2027 fiscal reckoning as markets price Lula 4, with UBS warnings and key risks for investors before...
August 8, 2026
JBS Signs Deal Worth Up To US$5 Billion In Indonesia
JBS agreed a deal worth up to US$5 billion with an Indonesian sovereign wealth fund to form an Asia-Pacific protein...
August 8, 2026
Smart Fit Posts US$40m Q2 Profit; Shares Fall 8%
Smart Fit (B3: SMFT3) posted a net profit of R$204 million in Q2 2026, up 8% year-on-year, but its shares...
August 8, 2026
Morgan Stanley Cuts Cruzeiro Do Sul Two Notches To Sell
The Cruzeiro do Sul double downgrade by Morgan Stanley sent shares down 3.3%. Explore the reasons and implications for Brazil's...
August 8, 2026
Hypera Q2 Profit Rises 15% To US$96 Million
Hypera posted Q2 2026 net profit of R$490 million, up 15%, on net revenue of R$2.34 billion. Margins widened and...
August 8, 2026
CSN Cited Over Iron-Ore Leak At Minas Gerais Mine
Minas Gerais issued an administrative infraction notice against CSN after an iron-ore leak at Congonhas. No criminal charge has been...
August 8, 2026
Totvs Q2 Profit Up 17.4% To US$47m On AI Launch
Totvs (B3: TOTS3) reported adjusted net profit up 17.4% to R$240.6 million in Q2 2026 and confirmed an integrated AI...
August 8, 2026
ABC Brasil Q2 Profit Rises 5.4% To US$50.6 Million
Banco ABC Brasil posted recurrent net profit of R$257.3 million in Q2 2026, an 11.8% sequential rise, with ROAE at...
August 8, 2026
Klabin Q2 EBITDA Hits US$394m, Buyback Approved
Klabin posted an adjusted EBITDA of R$2 billion in Q2 2026 and approved a buyback of up to 31.25 million...
August 8, 2026