Vaca Muerta Blocks Draw Bids From PCR, GeoPark and Central Puerto
Vaca Muerta blocks in Argentina drew over US$230 million in exploration pledges as Central Puerto sold its silver stake for...
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Paraguay Doctors Strike Called Off After Pay Deal With Government
Paraguay doctors strike for 21 and 22 September is off after Sinamed ratified a government deal on pay, holiday shifts...
September 17, 2026
Chile Kast Government Resignations Reach 48 After Coquimbo Exit
Chile Kast government resignations reached 48 in six months after the Coquimbo energy secretary left over comptroller findings on his...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Casas Bahia Has Until March 2027 to Lift Its Shares Back Above One Real
The Casas Bahia share price has sat below the B3 minimum since July, and the retailer now has until 1...
September 17, 2026
Sao Paulo Water Utility Sabesp Wins Final Shareholder Vote to Absorb Power Firm EMAE
EMAE shareholders approved the Sabesp EMAE merger on 16 September 2026, fixing the share swap ratio and opening a payout...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Wants Vale’s Figures on Brumadinho Dam Payouts Before It Rules
A Supreme Court justice wants Vale Brumadinho compensation figures before ruling on a mining industry bid to suspend the monthly...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Telecoms Regulator Extends Vivo’s Satellite-to-Phone Trial to April 2029
Anatel Vivo satellite tests may run to April 2029 after the regulator extended a sandbox licence held by Vivo on...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Stock Exchange Says Its Tokenization Platform Will Be Ready in Early 2027
B3 tokenized assets infrastructure should be ready in early 2027, as Brazil ETF investors reach 929,000 and US$27.6 billion in...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Development Bank Opens US$4.4 Billion in Credit for Tariff-Hit Exporters
BNDES Brasil Soberano opened a third credit round on 17 September 2026, with about US$4.4 billion for exporters hit by...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Audit Court Investigates a Lula Campaign Livestream From His Residence
A TCU audit has opened into a campaign livestream broadcast from the Brazilian presidential residence. It is a preliminary step,...
September 17, 2026
Brazil presidential polls diverge sharply 17 days before the vote
Brazil presidential polls published on 17 September 2026 disagree sharply, with runoff gaps running from under one point to seven...
September 17, 2026
Peru Will Hold Irregular Migrants in Disused Military Facilities, Government Confirms
Peru's government confirmed it will hold irregular migrants in disused military facilities. No site, capacity or legal basis has been...
September 17, 2026
Guyana Oil Exports Reach a Record US$15 Billion in the First Half of 2026
Guyana's oil exports reached a record US$15 billion in the first six months of 2026, alongside economic growth of 33.3...
September 17, 2026
Colombia Puts US$96 Million Into a Rescue Fund to Keep the Lights On in Chocó
Colombia moved 300 billion pesos, about US$96 million, into its electricity rescue fund to support DISPAC, the utility serving Choco...
September 17, 2026
Petrobras Signs Eight Offshore Contracts in Ivory Coast, Crossing the Atlantic
Petrobras signed eight offshore exploration contracts in Ivory Coast, whose seabed shares the geology of Brazil's north. No investment figure...
September 17, 2026
United States Tariff Talks With Brazil Included Boeing Purchases, Estadão Reports
United States tariff talks with Brazil carried 21 conditions, among them Boeing purchases and wider election access for dissidents, Estadao...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Gilmar Mendes Files a Formal Complaint Against Chief Justice Luiz Fux
Brazil Supreme Court justice Gilmar Mendes filed a formal complaint against Chief Justice Luiz Fux, alleging a prior deal over...
September 17, 2026
São Paulo Prosecutors Say the PCC Crime Group Controls 12 of the City’s 22 Bus Firms
Prosecutors say the PCC crime faction controls 12 of 22 Sao Paulo bus companies, as federal police seek the arrest...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Raises the Bolsa Família Floor 15% to US$134 a Month, 17 Days Before the Vote
Brazil raised the Bolsa Familia floor payment 15 percent to US$134 a month, at a cost of US$1.13 billion, seventeen...
September 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
USA and Canada Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament and Donald Trump threatens serious...
September 17, 2026