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Shakira Pledges US$1 Million to Rebuild Colombia’s Quake-Hit Schools
Shakira went to Quibdo with Howard Buffett and pledged US$1 million to rebuild ten schools destroyed by Colombia's August earthquake.
August 18, 2026
Colombia Puts the Earthquake Bill at Roughly US$9.6 Billion
Colombia earthquake damage is now put near COP 30 trillion, about US$9.6 billion at the official rate. The president promises...
August 18, 2026
Three Colombian Police Officers Seized on a Road in Catatumbo
Three Colombian police officers were kidnapped on the Cucuta-Ocana road. The defense ministry blames the ELN, but no group claimed...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Turns to Imported LNG as El Nino Dries Up Hydropower
Imported gas now covers close to a third of Colombia's supply, and a dry El Nino year is making the...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Draft Decree Proposes to End Israel Coal Export Ban
Colombia's trade ministry has published a draft decree that would end the ban on selling thermal coal to Israel. Nothing...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Names Araujo as New Ambassador to Washington
Colombia has named Maria Consuelo Araujo its ambassador to Washington after the United States gave its approval. She is a...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Tax Reform: What De la Espriella Has Promised So Far
Colombia's new president says he will scrap the wealth tax and close loopholes rather than raise rates. The bill goes...
August 18, 2026
Ecopetrol Closes 51% Stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia for US$1.2 Billion
Ecopetrol has closed its purchase of 51% of the Brazilian oil producer Brava Energia for about US$1.2 billion, its biggest...
August 18, 2026
Eneva Reports Gas Indications in Amazonas; Vivo, Daycoval Payouts
Eneva told Brazil's oil regulator of possible hydrocarbon indications in Amazonas, while Vivo and Daycoval set payouts and two deals...
August 18, 2026
Brazil Court-Police Friction Simmers as New US Official Takes Office
Brazil's chief justice met the Federal Police director over an evidence-sharing dispute, as Washington's new Latin America official took office.
August 18, 2026
STF Suspends Indigenous Land Judgment; Audit Chief Suspended
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court suspended its marco temporal judgment on indigenous land, and Dino suspended a state audit court president.
August 18, 2026
Ineligible Marçal Files Presidential Bid in Brazil
Pablo Marçal filed a presidential registration on the final day, though he is ineligible until 2032 and the electoral court...
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s Big Banks Push Into US: Itaú, XP, Santander
Itaú cleared a first US regulatory step, XP weighs a licence or a purchase, and Santander moves to buy in...
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s Credit Strain Tests Galípolo, Banks and Investors
Brazil cut the Selic rate to 14 percent while banks raised loan-loss provisions, and a housing-bond tax debate waits on...
August 18, 2026
Foreign Investors Pull US$3 Billion From Brazil’s B3 in August
Foreign investors withdrew R$15.63 billion from B3 in August, the largest month in a series that only begins in January...
August 18, 2026
Casas Bahia Seeks US$184M Rescue Loan in Court Recovery
Casas Bahia is negotiating a US$184 million rescue loan with Banco do Brasil and Bradesco after filing for judicial recovery...
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s Market Regulator Opens a Case Against Banco do Brasil’s Chief Executive
Brazil's CVM has charged Banco do Brasil's chief executive and investor relations head over remarks made at the 2025 second-quarter...
August 18, 2026
US-Brazil Visa Dispute: A Warning for Brazilian Travelers
The US-Brazil visa dispute, from the ambassador's revoked visa to record cancellations, is a quiet warning for ordinary Brazilian travelers.
August 18, 2026
South Africa’s Competition Commission Widens Scrutiny of Small Tech Mergers
South Africa's Competition Commission is using 2022 digital-market guidelines to review small tech mergers even when formal thresholds are not...
August 18, 2026