Brazil’s CADE Clears Santander’s Webmotors Taking Full Control of Loop
Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE cleared, without restrictions, Santander’s Webmotors buying Estapar’s 49% of Loop, giving it full control of the
August 6, 2026Section
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Brazil to Offer Foz do Amazonas Oil Frontier, Reigniting the Amazon Energy Fight
Brazil confirmed it will offer the equatorial-margin/Foz do Amazonas region for oil exploration, reigniting the country’s biggest
August 6, 2026
Brazil’s STJ Moves Against Justice Marco Buzzi Over Harassment Claims
Brazil's STJ moved against Justice Marco Buzzi over harassment claims, a test of a new rule replacing forced retirement with...
August 6, 2026
Brazil and Mexico Advance a Petrobras–Pemex Energy Accord as Diesel Output Hits a Record
Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spotlighted a Brazil–Mexico Petrobras–Pemex energy pact as Petrobras posted record July diesel output, with Q2 results...
August 6, 2026
Vale Lifts 2026 Iron-Ore Cost Guidance and Improves Its Base-Metals Outlook
Vale raised its 2026 iron-ore cost guidance while improving its base-metals outlook, a move the market is digesting alongside its...
August 6, 2026
Iran War Cost Brazil’s Airlines US$1 Billion in Extra Fuel
Brazil’s Azul, Gol and Latam booked about R$5.2 billion (some US$1 billion) in extra fuel costs from the Iran war,...
August 6, 2026
Panama’s Casco Antiguo Launches Five Electric Buses with WiFi and Cameras
Panama's Casco Antiguo debuts five 100% electric buses on the C982 route, featuring WiFi, security cameras, and accessibility tools. Fare...
August 6, 2026
Brazil Bomb Cyclone: Red Alert for Rio Grande do Sul
The Brazil bomb cyclone has put 214 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul under a red alert, with gusts above...
August 6, 2026
Ecopetrol Takes Control of Brava Energia for US$521 Million
Ecopetrol bought 25% of Brava Energia for R$2.67 billion (US$521 million), lifting it to 51% control. Settlement falls on 17...
August 6, 2026
Bradesco Q2 Profit Hits US$1.4 Billion as Bad Loans Rise
Bradesco Q2 profit rose 16.2% to US$1.38 billion, but the cost of credit climbed faster and bad loans edged up...
August 6, 2026
Petrobras Hits Record Oil Output Ahead of Q2 Results
Petrobras Q2 2026 results land after the close on 6 August, with record 3.34m boed output and analysts expecting about...
August 6, 2026
MercadoLibre Q2 Sales Pass US$10 Billion, Profit Falls 11%
MercadoLibre Q2 2026 revenue reached US$10.2 billion, a first, up 50%. Net income fell 11% to US$466 million as Brazil...
August 6, 2026
ECLAC Warns US-China Fight Will Reshape Latin America
ECLAC's High-level Commission releases its landmark report on 4 August 2026, charting Latin America's course through a fractured global order....
August 6, 2026
Petrobras Falls 1.92% as Latin America Oil Stocks Slide
WTI crude proxy USO fell 0.78% to US$114.88 on Wednesday. Petrobras dropped 1.92%, YPF slid 1.95%, and Ecopetrol rose 0.49%....
August 6, 2026
Latin America Oil Markets Hit as US Oil Fund Drops 5.19%
WTI proxy USO slid 5.19% to US$115.78, dragging Petrobras, YPF and Ecopetrol lower. Weak demand signals from China and Europe,...
August 6, 2026
Peru’s July Tax Take Jumps 20.4% to US$4.77 Billion
Peru tax collection rose 20.4% in July, with SUNAT taking in S/16,177 million (about US$4.5 billion), pointing to firmer economic...
August 6, 2026
Coca-Cola FEMSA Raises Mexican Soda Prices by up to US$0.29 a Bottle
Coca-Cola FEMSA raised Mexican soda prices by 1 to 5 pesos (US$0.06-US$0.29) on August 4, 2026, after Mexico's IEPS sugary-drinks...
August 6, 2026
Brazil Central Bank Slashes Rate to 14% in Fourth Straight Cut
Brazil's Copom cut the Selic rate to 14% on August 5, a fourth straight quarter-point cut, in a unanimous vote...
August 6, 2026
Fitch Warns Chile Downgrade as Debt Nears 45% Ceiling
Fitch says Chile's A- rating is safe for now, but debt above 45% of GDP could eventually force a downgrade....
August 6, 2026
Mexico’s Public Debt Hits Record US$1.11 Trillion, 51% of GDP
Mexico national debt hit a record US$1.11 trillion in June 2026, or 51% of GDP, as Banxico kept its benchmark...
August 6, 2026