MercadoLibre Raises US$1 Billion in Ten-Year Notes
MercadoLibre priced US$1 billion of 5.850% notes due 2036 at 130 basis points over Treasuries, and published a study on...
September 15, 2026Section
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Prosecutor Sues Vale and Regulators Over Mine Overflow
A federal prosecutor filed a public civil action over a January overflow at Vale’s Mina de Viga. The ANM and...
September 15, 2026
Petrobras Raised Petrol Prices and Drivers Paid Less
Petrobras raised its refinery petrol price by R$0.44 a litre, about US$0.08. A federal tax cut left drivers paying about...
September 15, 2026
Embraer Upgraded by Fitch and Moody’s in Five Days
Fitch raised Embraer to BBB on 9 September and Moody’s to Baa2 on 14 September. Both moved their outlook from...
September 15, 2026
US Eases and Tightens Venezuela Sanctions in One Move
OFAC issued General Licence 52C on 14 September. It lets sanctioned PDVSA officials sign contracts and bars transactions touching Citgo...
September 15, 2026
Traxión Chairman Bids for All of Mexico’s Top Trucker
A company tied to Traxión’s executive chairman bid MXN 13.18 a share, a 20.9% premium. Management says delisting is not...
September 15, 2026
Chile Loses 36th Regional Secretary in Six Months
Antofagasta housing secretary Jorge Olivares was asked to resign on 14 September, the 36th seremi to leave Chile’s government since...
September 15, 2026
YPF Says It Is Close to Signing Argentina LNG Contracts
YPF chief Horacio Marín told Gastech in Bangkok that two or three LNG contracts are close. Nothing is signed, and...
September 15, 2026
Argentina Sends 2027 Budget to Congress Without Milei
Argentina delivered its 2027 budget bill to Congress on the deadline. Milei did not present it and there was no...
September 15, 2026
Bogotá Moves to Raise Its Bank Turnover Tax by Half
Bogotá proposes raising its business turnover tax on banks from 14 to 21 per thousand. Asobancaria puts the cost at...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Ends Nine Peace Talks With Armed Groups
Colombia terminated nine negotiating tables with armed groups on 14 September, retroactive to 7 August. Submit to the law or...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Approves a US$204 Billion Budget for 2027
Colombia approved a 2027 budget of COP 634.9 trillion, about US$204.2 billion. Debt service alone rises 54.7% to a quarter...
September 15, 2026
Ecopetrol President Resigns After Board Demand
Ecopetrol acting president Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra resigned on 14 September after the board chairman moved to demand it. CFO...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Removes DANE Statistics Chief After 26 Days
Colombia dismissed DANE director Ricardo Valencia Ramírez on 14 September, 26 days after appointing him. The law allowed it.
September 15, 2026
Quaest Poll: 56% of Brazilians Distrust Supreme Court
A Quaest poll finds 56% of Brazilians distrust the Supreme Court, up ten points. The 2027 presidential race is a...
September 15, 2026
Fachin Unseals Banco Master Probe at Moraes Request
Justice Edson Fachin lifted secrecy on the Banco Master payment-network investigation on 14 September. BRB removed five employees the same...
September 15, 2026
US 10-Year Yield Tops 5% and Latin America Pays
The US 10-year yield touched 5.011%, the highest since July 2007. Brazil fell 0.91% while Mexico, Chile and Colombia held...
September 15, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Votes on Moraes Police Report
Ten justices met in extraordinary session on Tuesday to decide whether to investigate Alexandre de Moraes. He filed a 44-page...
September 15, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Latin American Pulse: the real mood of the region today, grounded in events from Brasília to Santiago, Buenos Aires to...
September 15, 2026
Bitcoin at US$78,163 as Fed Bets Lift Majors; Stablecoins Rule LatAm
Bitcoin rose 1.72% to US$78,163 on Monday, September 14, 2026, as traders positioned before the Fed decision. XRP led majors;...
September 15, 2026