Brazil’s Supreme Court Freezes Banco Master Cases Until After the Election
The Banco Master Supreme Court freeze covers the police probe, a Senate inquiry and Vorcaro's depositions, pushing all of it...
September 29, 2026Section
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Brazil Inflation Expectations for 2026 Rise to 4.99%, Above Target Range
Brazil inflation expectations for 2026 rose to 4.99% in the central bank's Focus survey, above the 4.5% target limit, though...
September 29, 2026
Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Covers Its August Deficit With the World
Brazil foreign direct investment hit US$7.4 billion in August, more than covering the US$5.05 billion current-account gap, ahead of the...
September 29, 2026
São Paulo Boat Show 2026 Closes Today: Final Day at São Paulo Expo
São Paulo Boat Show 2026 closes today at São Paulo Expo: final-day hours, the week's big launches and the Ayrton...
September 29, 2026
Paraguay Municipal Elections: 5 Million Voters Choose 263 Mayors on 4 October
Paraguay municipal elections on 4 October: 5.04 million voters choose mayors in all 263 districts, the last nationwide test before...
September 29, 2026
Bolivia Food Prices Climb After Diesel Cut; Minimum Wage Now Worth About US$275
Bolivia food prices are climbing after the diesel subsidy ended. Families in La Paz say they need double the budget;...
September 29, 2026
OAS Draft Resolution Demands Nicaragua Revoke Its 2025–2026 Constitutional Changes
An OAS draft resolution for the 2 October foreign ministers’ meeting asks Nicaragua to revoke its 2025–2026 reforms and free...
September 29, 2026
Quito Security Chief Carolina Andrade Resigns After Three Years in Ecuador
Quito security chief Carolina Andrade quits after three years, citing personal reasons, to work on Amazon environmental crime. Successor unconfirmed.
September 29, 2026
Jamaica Firearms Act: Defence Lawyers Withdraw From Criminal Courts Over 15-Year Minimum
Jamaica Firearms Act: defence lawyers walked out of criminal courts on 28 September, seeking judges' discretion on 15-year minimum terms....
September 29, 2026
Piñera Cash Payments: Chile Lawyer Hermosilla Says Aides Delivered Money Every Quarter
Piñera cash payments: lawyer Luis Hermosilla told Chile's prosecutors the late president ordered about US$3,000 a month paid to him....
September 29, 2026
Puerto Rico Gets US$71 Million in FEMA Funds for Disaster Repairs and Mitigation
Puerto Rico gets over US$71 million in FEMA funds: about US$43 million to fix a pier, a bridge and town...
September 29, 2026
Panama Expected to Leave the EU Tax Haven List on 9 October After Six Years
EU ministers plan to drop Panama from the EU tax haven list on 9 October, Bloomberg reports. Brussels has not...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador Pension Reform Will Fix Finances, Not Raise Pensions, Ex-Central Banker Says
El Salvador pension reform will steady state finances, not lift pensions, says ex-central bank chief Carlos Acevedo, as state debt...
September 29, 2026
Haiti Gang Suppression Force Faces UN Renewal Vote After Reprisal Kills at Least 11
The Haiti Gang Suppression Force faces a UN renewal vote on 29 September, a day after a gang reprisal killed...
September 29, 2026
Uruguay Money Laundering Prosecutor Opens New Case Over Opposition Councillor’s Aide
Uruguay money laundering: a specialist prosecutor opens a new case into how a jailed councillor's aide moved drug cash, as...
September 29, 2026
Adorni Wealth Probe: Argentina’s Ex-Cabinet Chief Must Now Account for Income Since 1998
Adorni wealth probe: an Argentine judge lets prosecutors trace the ex-cabinet chief's income back to 1998 and test eight bitcoin...
September 29, 2026
What to Do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura’s Farewell and a Month of One-Night-Only Shows
What to do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura's farewell at Arena Pacaembu, Formula 1 at Interlagos, one-night-only shows...
September 29, 2026
Uruguay Fuel Prices: Regulator Puts October Gasoil Reference 31% Above the Pump
Uruguay fuel prices may rise in October: the regulator's reference puts gasoil 31% above the pump. ANCAP has absorbed the...
September 29, 2026
Tuto Quiroga Says Bolivia’s Prosecutors Cannot Credibly Investigate Their Own Chief
Tuto Quiroga says Bolivia's prosecutors lack the credibility to investigate their own chief after a US bribery accusation. He wants...
September 29, 2026
Bolsonaro Departure: Four Unseen Photos of His 2022 Exit From Brazil Appear in a Memoir
Bolsonaro departure photos: Brazil's former Air Force chief publishes four unseen images of the 30 December 2022 exit, days before...
September 29, 2026