Ecuador Intelligence Chief Dies in Kenya Helicopter Crash
Ecuador intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi, 44, died with his wife and five Americans when a charter helicopter crashed in Samburu,...
August 20, 2026Section
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Brazil’s 12% Mortgage Rate Cap Is Suddenly Up for Discussion
A Banco Central director says Brazil's 12 percent mortgage rate cap could become a challenge. The new housing finance model...
August 20, 2026
Banco do Brasil Pays Out, TIM Buys Back, BlackRock Sells Gerdau
Banco do Brasil approved a September payout, TIM approved a buyback worth about US$193 million, and BlackRock cut its Gerdau...
August 20, 2026
Rumo Rail Sale Enters Final Phase With Four Names in the Race
The Rumo sale has reached its final phase, with Grupo México, Bunge, Cofco and Inpasa named as interested parties. Binding...
August 20, 2026
Vale Puts ABB Robotics Into More Iron Ore Plants After Big Gains
Vale and ABB have expanded their partnership to put automation and AI into Brazilian iron ore plants. One upgraded site...
August 20, 2026
Vale Wants Porto Sudeste Without Paying Cash for It
Vale wants into Porto Sudeste without spending cash, using a long-term take-or-pay contract instead. Rival bids value the port near...
August 20, 2026
Essity Buys Brazil’s Carefree and Sempre Livre for US$284 Million
Essity is paying US$284 million for Kenvue's Brazilian feminine care brands, including Carefree and Sempre Livre. Closing is set for...
August 20, 2026
Coca-Cola Is Spending US$2 Billion on Mexico’s Corner Shops
Coca-Cola Mexico investment: the bottling system says it will spend more than US$2 billion modernising over a million tienditas, part...
August 20, 2026
The OAS Just Voted 29-1 on Nicaragua. Brazil Was the One
The OAS Nicaragua vote passed 29-1-1 on 19 August, summoning foreign ministers. Brazil voted against and Mexico abstained.
August 20, 2026
Prosecutors Want Marçal Off the Ballot, and His Own Wealth Filing Changed by Billions
Electoral prosecutors asked the TSE to reject the Marçal candidacy and bar him from debates, days after he cut his...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Will Not Hit Back at US Tariffs This Year, Its Trade Minister Says
Brazil US tariff retaliation will not arrive before December, the trade minister said. The reciprocity process has a 60-day information...
August 20, 2026
Argentina’s Security Minister Says Suicides in the Forces Rose 30%, and Points to Debt
Argentina security forces suicides rose 30% in 2025 against 2024, the security minister said, pointing to mental health, indebtedness and...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Approves a US$6.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Project in a Single Day of Deals
Argentina approved a US$6.4 billion Vaca Muerta RIGI project for Tecpetrol on 19 August, the same day San Juan ratified...
August 20, 2026
Kast Needs His Own Side to Pass His Security Reform. It Is Not Cooperating
The Kast security reform has split the Chilean right. Libertarian allies warn of a less democratic system while RN deputies...
August 20, 2026
A Critically Endangered Frog Just Stopped a Chile-Argentina Power Line
A Chile Argentina power line was rejected by Maule environmental regulators over a critically endangered frog, after a Leonardo DiCaprio...
August 20, 2026
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Seeks US$1.5 Billion From Panama Over Canal Ports
CK Hutchison seeks over US$1.5 billion from Panama in treaty arbitration after the Supreme Court voided its Balboa and Cristobal...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Opens 50-Year Tender for Belgrano Cargas Freight Railway
Argentina opened a 50-year tender for the Belgrano Cargas freight railway, covering 7,594 km in 16 provinces, with bids opened...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Debt Hits US$800 Million as IMF Money Waits
Bolivia fuel debt reaches about US$800 million at state oil firm YPFB as imports fall 31% and the US$1.9 billion...
August 20, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, August 20, 2026
World Cup: Libertadores last-16: Fluminense advance 5-4 on penalties, Estudiantes win 4-1 on aggregate, and Palmeiras beat Cerro Porteño 2-1...
August 20, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, August 20, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief Thursday 20 August 2026: weather, markets, what is open today, where to go, transport, rodízio plates...
August 20, 2026