Illegal Gold in Colombia Now Rivals Coffee at US$3.5 Billion
A Universidad EAFIT study says Colombia's illegal gold moves about US$3.5 billion a year, now comparable to the country's coffee...
August 5, 2026Section
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Mexico’s 98M Prepaid Lines Face CURP ID Cutoff Starting Aug 15
About 98 million unregistered Mexican mobile lines face suspension as the CURP phone registration reaches its first Aug 15 cutoff....
August 5, 2026
PRIO Q2 Profit Jumps 169% to US$413 Million on Record Output
PRIO's Q2 net profit rose 169% to US$413 million on record output near 172,000 boepd and a record EBITDA around...
August 5, 2026
Compass IPO Ends Brazil’s 5-Year IPO Drought, Raises up to US$630M
Compass, Cosan's gas arm, priced its B3 IPO at the low end and raised up to US$630 million, ending Brazil's...
August 5, 2026
Chile’s Codelco Halts El Teniente Expansion over Seismic Risk
Codelco suspended El Teniente's Andes Norte over an emerging deep-seismic risk, halting a key expansion and affecting four contractors and...
August 5, 2026
Retraction: 3G Capital insider-trading article (5 August 2026)
This article has been retracted. The Rio Times has withdrawn its 5 August 2026 piece on a 3G Capital insider-trading...
August 5, 2026
Nu México Full Bank License Protects 15 Million Deposits
Nu México becomes a full bank on August 6, giving Nubank's Mexican arm payroll accounts and stronger deposit insurance as...
August 5, 2026
US$2.4 Billion Profit Extends Itaú Unibanco’s Record Streak
Itaú Unibanco's Q2 profit hit a record of about US$2.4 billion, up 7.8%, but the bank cut its 2026 fee-and-insurance...
August 5, 2026
49.7% Win Passes Audit as Colombia Swears in New President
An international runoff audit found no fraud in Colombia's 2026 vote as president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in...
August 5, 2026
18 Nations Join US-Led Anti-Cartel Coalition in the Americas
A U.S.-led anti-cartel coalition now groups 18 Western Hemisphere nations, from Chile to Colombia, under a new Southern Command task...
August 5, 2026
18 Armies Join US Military Exercises at the Panama Canal
US military exercises spanning the hemisphere include Brazil as Defense Minister Jose Mucio jokes he would open the gate in...
August 5, 2026
Diplomatic Downgrade Hits 200-Year Brazil-Argentina Alliance
Brazil's diplomatic downgrade with Argentina and the withdrawal of Ambassador Julio Bitelli follow Milei's repeated insults calling Lula a thief.
August 5, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Chile's Kast tax reform clears Congress but awaits promulgation, Argentina's Monotributo deadline falls today, and Brazil's Copom decides rates -...
August 5, 2026
Chile’s Kast Tax Reform Passes: What Expats Must Know
Chile's Chamber passed Kast's tax reform: corporate tax toward 23%, property-tax relief for over-65s. The three-year foreign-income exemption is unchanged.
August 5, 2026
Argentina Monotributo Brackets Rise 16.8% by Aug 5
Argentina’s Monotributo brackets jump 16.8% in August, lifting the top billing cap to 126.5M pesos. Foreign freelancers must recategorise by...
August 5, 2026
Grain Prices Slip as Stronger Dollar Hits Brazil Exports
Brazil's export engine watches as soybean, corn and wheat tracker funds slip. A stronger dollar, improving US crop weather and...
August 5, 2026
Oil Prices Fall Hits Brazil’s Petrobras, Argentina’s YPF
A global crude sell-off hit Latin American oil equities on Tuesday, with USO tracking WTI down 5.19%. Brazil's Petrobras, Argentina's...
August 5, 2026
Zinc Miner Stocks Jump as Nexa, Buenaventura Surge in Peru
Shares in zinc producers Nexa Resources and Buenaventura jumped on Tuesday as galvanizing demand and Andean supply risks lifted the...
August 5, 2026
China Steel Demand Lifts Brazilian Miner Vale, Iron Ore Prices
Vale's New York shares rose to US$14.83, pulling CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto higher, as investors bet on renewed Chinese...
August 5, 2026
Lithium Triangle Rally Adds $X Billion on EV Rebound
Lithium proxies across the Lithium Triangle rallied as LIT ETF, Albemarle, and SQM posted gains on renewed electric-vehicle demand signals...
August 5, 2026