Asia Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 31: Japan’s bond yield touches a thirty-year high at 2.95 per cent, the yen weakens...
August 31, 2026Section
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Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 31: Algeria mourns twelve wildfire dead and orders the death penalty for arson, Kenya’s airport...
August 31, 2026
Why Tanzania’s Vice President Quit After 296 Days
Tanzania's vice president Emmanuel Nchimbi quit after 296 days. A weekly that reported he was resisting pressure to go had...
August 31, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 31, 2026
Sao Paulo nightlife tonight, Monday August 31 2026: Sara Nao Tem Nome's season finale at Centro da Terra, pagode with...
August 31, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 31, 2026
Rio nightlife tonight, Monday August 31 2026: Samba do Trabalhador with Moacyr Luz in Andarai, the free Pedra do Sal...
August 31, 2026
Honduras in Washington’s Sights: Energy, Gas, AI and Data Centres
Honduras energy reform is the key to US investment in gas, AI and data centres, says USTDA's Thomas Hardy after...
August 31, 2026
Inside Brazil’s Biggest-Ever Bank Fraud: The Banco Master Scandal
Fake portfolios, a failed sale, an arrest: how Banco Master became Brazil's biggest banking scandal — and who pays the...
August 31, 2026
Fintechs and Digital Banks in Brazil 2026: Market Guide
Digital banks in Brazil in 2026: Nubank at 139 million customers, Pix moving R$35 trillion a year, and why the...
August 31, 2026
USMCA Review Leaves the Trade Pact in Limbo as the 2036 Expiry Clock Starts
The USMCA 2026 review ended without a confirmed extension. What the July 1 decision, 50% steel tariffs and annual reviews...
August 31, 2026
Self-Employment in Brazil for Foreigners 2026: MEI, CNPJ and Autônomo Guide
Self employment Brazil MEI CNPJ 2026 guide for foreigners: MEI cap R$81,000, DAS R$82-87, digital nomad and investor visa rules,...
August 31, 2026
Buying Property in Brazil as a Foreigner 2026: CPF, Escritura, Cartório and ITBI Guide
Buying property Brazil foreigner 2026 guide: CPF, escritura, cartório, ITBI rates, financing limits and the investor visa threshold, explained step...
August 31, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Asked Jailed Banker for $24 Million to Fund Movie
Flavio Bolsonaro Banco Master loan 2026: leaked messages show the senator asked banker Daniel Vorcaro for US$24 million to fund...
August 31, 2026
Venezuela’s China-Style Reform Has Raised Oil but Not Living Standards
Venezuela china reform model 2026: oil output tops 1 million bpd under a US-backed transition, but a wide currency gap...
August 31, 2026
Mexico Marches for Its Disappeared in 16 States as a Car Bomb Hits Zacatecas
Mexico disappearances crisis: marches in 16 states, a car bomb outside a Zacatecas police station, 24,622 frozen accounts and Pemex's...
August 31, 2026
Vaca Muerta Exports Push Argentina Toward a Record Year
Vaca Muerta exports power Argentina toward a record US$103.2 billion in 2026 sales abroad, with crude oil now the top...
August 31, 2026
Brazil’s Congressional Earmarks Quadruple in a Decade as State Firms Sink
Brazil's congressional earmarks reached R$47.1 billion, up 315% in eleven years, while state firms post record deficits and Correios faces...
August 31, 2026
Brazil: Judicial Debt Collection Hits Record 1.2 Million Cases in 2025
Brazil's courts received a record 1.24 million judicial debt collection cases in 2025, up 60% since 2020, as household indebtedness...
August 31, 2026
Argentina Household Debt: Church Warning Ahead of Papal Visit
Argentina household debt drew a Church warning before Pope Leo XIV's visit: family delinquency hit 12.8 percent at banks and...
August 31, 2026
Peru Faces El Niño With Savings at a 25-Year Low, Ex-Finance Minister Warns
Peru El Niño warning: former finance minister Alonso Segura says fiscal savings are at their lowest in almost 25 years...
August 31, 2026
Medellín Mayor Hands the FBI Corruption Evidence as the Nicolás Petro Case Gets a New Prosecutor
The Medellín corruption dossier went to the FBI from mayor Gutiérrez, as prosecutor Juan Martín Parada took over the Nicolás...
August 31, 2026