Lula-Alckmin Ticket Faces Flávio Bolsonaro Suit at Brazil’s Electoral Court
Flávio Bolsonaro asks Brazil's electoral court to void the Lula-Alckmin ticket, as Catholic bishops and evangelical pastors join a patron-saint...
September 29, 2026Section
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US Visa Restrictions Hit 27 People in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
US visa restrictions hit 27 people in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, led by Bolivia's attorney general. Who is named,...
September 29, 2026
Peru Legislative Powers: Committee Draft Urges Rejecting Fujimori’s 120-Day Request
Peru legislative powers sought by Keiko Fujimori face rejection: a committee draft calls the 66-measure, 120-day request too vague. Vote...
September 29, 2026
Chile Foreign Minister Survives Interpellation as Deputies Give Kast 30 Days on US Pact
Chile foreign minister Pérez Mackenna survived a first-ever interpellation, but deputies gave Kast 30 days to hand over the papers...
September 29, 2026
Brazil’s Justice Fux Revives Ban on False Aparecida Posts Days Before the Vote
Brazil's Justice Fux froze a colleague's ruling and revived a ban on false Aparecida posts. The full Supreme Court may...
September 29, 2026
Bogotá Tax Reform Passes in Colombia, Seeking About US$324 Million a Year
Bogotá tax reform passes: homes in estratos 4 to 6 pay a new lighting surcharge from 2027, and the city...
September 29, 2026
Globo Debate: Lula Leans Toward Skipping Brazil’s Last TV Clash Before the Vote
Lula leans toward skipping Thursday's Globo debate and plans podcast interviews instead, while Renan Santos eyes the empty seat days...
September 29, 2026
Dominga Mine Rejection Stands in Chile as Andes Iron Drops Supreme Court Appeals
Andes Iron withdrew its Supreme Court appeals, so the rejection of Chile's Dominga mine stands. The US$3bn project now hinges...
September 29, 2026
What to Do in Rio in Late September: Nine Free Things
Rio in September 2026, last days: Central American cinema at the CCBB, recorders at Forte de Copacabana on the 29th...
September 29, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo daily brief for 29 September: free MASP (book online), Museu da Língua Portuguesa free, storms near 33°C, Metrô...
September 29, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval fell 3.28% on Monday as country risk closed near 628 basis points and Grupo Galicia dropped 4.5%. The...
September 29, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
Latin American markets open under a firmer dollar and higher US yields. Brazil's inflation, jobs and fiscal data test the...
September 29, 2026
Copper Tracker Falls 2.3% as Fed Hike Bets Lift Dollar
The copper price fell on Monday as the CPER tracker dropped 2.29% to US$39.68 on Fed hike bets and a...
September 29, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio de Janeiro daily brief for 29 September: free museums in Centro, MAR free on Tuesday, weather, transport fares and...
September 29, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's IPSA fell 1.06% to 11,138 on Monday as Copec and retailers led losses and the peso slid to 968.37...
September 29, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Ibovespa pre-market: IGP-M inflation at 08:00 BRT, unemployment and the Treasury's August result set the B3 tone, with Nubank down...
September 29, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Latin America on 29 September 2026: Brazil's tied runoff poll, Mexico's nationality reform, Chile's Hermosilla case and Colombia's IMF talks,...
September 29, 2026
Soybeans Lead Grain Selloff as China Tariff Cuts Skip Beans
Soybeans lead a grain selloff as China tariff cuts skip beans: November soy fell 2.3% to US$12.88¼ a bushel, corn...
September 29, 2026
Bitcoin Slips as Iran Snub Lifts Oil; LatAm Sticks to Stablecoins
The Bitcoin price fell 1.13% to US$83,503 on Monday as oil and U.S. yields rose. Solana and XRP dropped; Latin...
September 29, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: US 10-Year Yield Hits 5.24%, Gold Falls 3.7%
Global economy briefing: the US 10-year yield closed at 5.244%, a high since 2007, gold fell 3.71% to US$4,127 and...
September 29, 2026