Mexico Digital Economy Law Would Put a Deadline on Paying Cash
President Sheinbaum will send Congress a digital economy law setting specific deadlines for reducing the use of cash, as part...
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Colombia Ombudsman Tells the President the Dead Are Not Scenery
Colombia's human rights ombudsman objected after the president walked among body bags laid out for the media following a military...
September 9, 2026
Jamaica Wage Bill Is Heading for More Than Half of Every Tax Dollar Collected
Wages and salaries are set to take 54.4 percent of Jamaica's tax collections by the end of this fiscal year....
September 9, 2026
Repsol Venezuela Output Is Growing on Money the Company Never Sent
Repsol says it is expanding Venezuelan output while adding no new capital, financing the growth from the oil cargoes it...
September 9, 2026
Peru Defense Budget Rises 15 Percent, and Capital Spending Nearly Quadruples
Peru's 2027 defence allocation rises about 15 percent, but the investment line inside it jumps 283 percent. That is the...
September 9, 2026
Mexico Inflation Turned Back Up in August, but Not for the Reason That Worries a Central Bank
Annual inflation in Mexico rose to 3.26 percent in August, ending three months of declines. Core inflation fell in the...
September 9, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Impeachment Push Now Has the Capital’s Lawyers Behind It
The Federal District bar approved a proposal for impeachment proceedings against two Supreme Court justices. It is two steps away...
September 9, 2026
Colombia Electricity Bills Now Come With a Personal Savings Target
Every Colombian household now has an individual consumption target based on its own 12-month history. Exceed it by 10 percent...
September 9, 2026
Colombia Gun Permits Are Valid Again, and the State Arms Maker’s Website Fell Over
President de la Espriella signed a decree lifting Colombia's general suspension of firearm carry permits. It took effect on Wednesday...
September 9, 2026
Chile Growth Forecast Halved as the Central Bank Turns on Investment
Chile's central bank cut its 2026 growth forecast to 0.25-0.75 percent from 1.0-1.75 percent, and now expects fixed investment to...
September 9, 2026
Chile Housing Reform Would Put the State in the Business of Buying Mortgages
President Kast presented a capital markets reform on Wednesday built around a state fund that would buy mortgage loans from...
September 9, 2026
Brent Crude Is Back Above US$100, and Latin America Does Not Feel It Evenly
Brent crude passed US$100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July, after US forces destroyed five Iranian...
September 9, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Judges Now Give Opposite Orders on the Same Police Chief
One justice removed Brazil's federal police chief on Tuesday. Another put him back on Wednesday. Both orders came from the...
September 9, 2026
Guatemala’s Congress Caps Fuel Prices After Blockades, but Pumps Must Wait
Fuel costs drove Guatemala's inflation up and sparked road blockades. Congress has voted a price cap, but it is unsigned...
September 9, 2026
Why Brazil’s Cosan Is Leaving the NYSE but Keeping Its US Receipts
Brazil's Cosan ends its New York listing on 18 September to cut costs after a year of debt cuts. Its...
September 9, 2026
Brazil’s First Presidential Debate Is Off as Both Front-Runners Stay Silent
Eleven broadcasters cancelled Brazil's 14 September presidential debate after Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ignored the deadline, weeks before a tight...
September 9, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Crisis Deepens Before the October Election
Brazil's Supreme Court crisis is deepening, with justices investigating each other and a police revolt, five weeks before the October...
September 9, 2026
Why Brazil’s Bar Is Probing the Law Firm of a Top Judge’s Wife
Brasília's bar opened ethics cases over contracts between a firm tied to Justice Moraes's family and failed Banco Master, weeks...
September 9, 2026
Moody’s Doubts Panama’s Investment Grade as a Shut Copper Mine Weighs
Moody's is questioning Panama's investment grade even as its deficit narrows. A shut copper mine may decide what the canal...
September 9, 2026
Bolivia Opens Crude Imports to Refiners in Push to Escape Fuel Subsidies
Bolivia will let refineries import crude and sell fuel unsubsidised, a step away from costly subsidies. The rules that make...
September 9, 2026