São Paulo ICMS Mafia: Prosecutors Charge the Secretariat’s Former No. 3
São Paulo prosecutors charged four men in the ICMS mafia tax-credit bribery case, including the finance secretariat's former No. 3....
September 18, 2026Section
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Brazil IGP-M Rises 1.47% in the Second September Preview
Brazil's IGP-M index rose 1.47% in the second September preview, FGV said — the largest rate since April. What it...
September 18, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief, 18 September 2026: the Fed ends its meeting, Ottawa declines associate status, and diesel passes...
September 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief, 18 September 2026: Seoul's bus strike settled before dawn, Thailand publishes its vote count, and China makes...
September 18, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief, 18 September 2026: von der Leyen's Emergency Security Protocol, 25 years for Hashim Thaci, and an ECB...
September 18, 2026
Bolivia Extends Its State of Exception as Brazilian Gangs Recruit on the Border
Bolivia's legislature voted 100 to extend the state of exception by ninety days. The interior minister told deputies that Brazilian...
September 18, 2026
Chile’s Presidency Ordered Millions of Pesos of Meat While Preaching Austerity
Purchase orders from Chile's presidency totalled 264 million pesos in twelve days, most of it meat under framework contracts. A...
September 18, 2026
Mexico Moves Against Cash as Its Arbitration Docket Fills Up
A bill before Mexico's Congress would let the finance ministry make digital payment acceptance mandatory by sector. Separately, UNCTAD data...
September 18, 2026
Argentina Ratifies a Chile Extradition Treaty and Hardens Its Malvinas Law
Two decrees published on Friday promulgate an extradition treaty with Chile and an Ibero-American judicial cooperation platform. A separate bill...
September 18, 2026
Milei Tours Two Investment Projects in a City That Is Also a Campaign Stop
Javier Milei visited two projects worth US$765 million under Argentina's large-investment regime, as unions called protests. A Vaca Muerta pipeline
September 18, 2026
Argentina’s Congress Clears a Law to Coax Mattress Dollars Into Banks
The Senate passed the second fiscal innocence bill 44 to 23. It narrows what the tax agency may question and...
September 18, 2026
A Bill Would Let Colombia’s President Redraw the Cabinet by Decree
Two Centro Democrático legislators have filed a bill granting President de la Espriella six months of extraordinary powers to cut...
September 18, 2026
Edir Macedo’s Bank Posts a Heavy Half-Year Loss as BTG Circles
Banco Digimais lost R$581 million in the first half against a profit a year earlier. Its capital ratio has fallen...
September 18, 2026
Brazil’s Corporate Friday: Buybacks, Payouts and a Ratings Upgrade
Itaú is repurchasing R$11 billion in subordinated notes, TIM approved R$515 million in interest on capital, and S&P upgraded Light...
September 18, 2026
Datafolha Finds a Technical Tie in Both Rounds as Welfare Reaches Court
Datafolha puts Lula on 39 and Flávio Bolsonaro on 36 in the first round, and 46 to 44 in the...
September 18, 2026
Venezuela Nears a Deal to Move Its London Gold to New York
The Financial Times reports Caracas and the opposition are close to moving 31 tonnes of gold worth US$4 billion from...
September 18, 2026
A Lawyer, US$6.4 Million and a Threat From a Prison Cell
An internal audit found Banco Master paid R$33 million in 2024 to a lawyer an executive called a direct channel...
September 18, 2026
Brazil’s Exchange Courts Small Savers Just as Lula Moves Against Bet Apps
Brazilians bet billions online each month. The B3 exchange wants retail access to its event contracts as the government drafts...
September 18, 2026
Peru Keeps Its Central Bank Chief of 20 Years, an Anchor Amid Turmoil
Peru has had nine presidents in a decade but one central banker. The Senate kept Julio Velarde to 2031, and...
September 18, 2026
Colombia’s State Oil Giant Hands Its Board to the President’s Strategist
Ecopetrol pumps most of Colombia's oil and helps fund the state. Its new chairman ran the president's campaign, as output...
September 18, 2026