How Ending a Fuel Subsidy Turns Into Inflation
Germany’s fuel subsidy end pushed pump prices up 11.2% in a month. For Latin America, it shows how ending a...
August 13, 2026Section
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Malaysia Is Rebuilding Its Power Grid for Foreign Data Centers
Malaysia is rebuilding its grid for data centers funded by Chinese capital, even while phasing out coal, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026
US Real Wages Fell in Two of the Last Four Months
US real wages have slipped since April 2026 as prices outpace pay and the savings rate hits a four-year low....
August 13, 2026
The Lobito Corridor: A New Railway for African Copper
The Lobito Corridor and Zambia’s election mark a Western bet on African copper, and a direct challenge to Latin America’s...
August 13, 2026
Germany and Italy Share the Euro but Not the Same Inflation
Germany and Italy share the euro but not the same core inflation, and the gap shows Latin America how hard...
August 13, 2026
The Renminbi Is Becoming a Hedge Against the Dollar
A UOB report shows Chinese firms now hold the renminbi as a hedge, not just to pay, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026
How Taurus Won a US$7.3 Million Philippine Army Rifle Contract
Taurus won a US$7.3 million deal to supply 12,412 T4 5.56mm rifles to the Philippine Army, a milestone in the...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Army Puts Anti-Drone Defense to the Test in Goiás
Brazil's Army tested anti-drone defense at the Sagitta Primus 2026 exercise in Formosa, Goiás, pairing radio jammers with cannon fire...
August 13, 2026
Moraes Archives STF Probe Into Havan Owner Luciano Hang Over 2022 Highway Blockade
Justice Alexandre de Moraes has archived the STF inquiry into Havan founder Luciano Hang over a 2022 highway blockade, closing...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Superior Court Rules Crimes de Maio Claims Cannot Be Time-Barred
Brazil's Superior Court ruled that reparations claims from the Crimes de Maio, the 2006 São Paulo killings, cannot be barred...
August 13, 2026
Prosecutors Ask Brazil’s Top Court to Keep the Ban on Flávio Bolsonaro Visits
Brazil's PGR asked the Supreme Federal Court to keep the ban on Flávio Bolsonaro visits to his father, opposing a...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Audit Court Orders INSS to Correct Improper BPC Payments
Brazil's TCU audit court ordered the INSS to correct improper BPC payments within 180 days, after flagging benefits paid outside...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Upholds State Laws That Penalize the Soy Moratorium (consolidated)
Brazil's Supreme Court upheld state laws penalizing firms that honor the Soy Moratorium, while ruling the anti-deforestation pact itself remains...
August 13, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro’s Government Program to Feature Courts, Minerals and Term Limits
Flávio Bolsonaro presented a 2026 government program to end the Supreme Court's criminal jurisdiction, stop presidential re-election and prioritize rare
August 13, 2026
Tarcísio Takes a US$1 Billion Loan Fight to the Supreme Court
Governor Tarcísio has taken São Paulo's fight over a R$5.45 billion loan guarantee to Brazil's Supreme Court, accusing the Finance...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Top Court Lets Night-Time Home Confinement Count Toward January 8 Sentences
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled that pretrial detention can count toward sentences from the January 8, 2023 attacks, in a close...
August 13, 2026
Ciro Gomes Leads Ceará Governor Race in New AtlasIntel Poll, Ahead of Elmano de Freitas
A new AtlasIntel poll puts Ciro Gomes ahead in the Ceará governor race, with 49.3% to Governor Elmano de Freitas's...
August 13, 2026
FEMSA Scales Bara, Its Discount Chain Growing Faster Than OXXO
FEMSA is scaling Bara, its hard-discount chain of about 700 stores that is growing faster than OXXO, with 100 new...
August 13, 2026
A Margaritaville Resort Is Coming to Roatán in 2027
A Margaritaville Roatán resort — about 170 all-inclusive rooms in Turtling Bay, developed by Karisma — is set to open...
August 13, 2026
Mexico Pushes for Lower US Auto Tariffs as the T-MEC Review Heads to a Fourth Round
Mexico is pushing to lower US auto tariffs in the T-MEC review, with a fourth negotiating round due in Washington...
August 13, 2026