Brazil Police Raid Municipal Offices in Banco Master Pension Probe
Federal Police served six warrants in Campo Grande over municipal pension money placed in liquidated Banco Master, part of a...
August 25, 2026Section
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Ex-Prosecutor Accuses Fiscal Camargo of Order to Drop Petro Charge
Ex-prosecutor Marcela Laborde alleges Fiscal General Luz Adriana Camargo ordered her to drop the money-laundering charge against Nicolás Petro.
August 25, 2026
Bolivia Ends Diesel Subsidy for Large Consumers as YPFB Admits Crisis
Bolivia ended its diesel subsidy for large consumers as YPFB admitted a structural crisis, and President Paz launched a US$92.7...
August 25, 2026
BTG Pactual Gets Green Light to Trade Natural Gas in Colombia
BTG Pactual confirmed authorization to trade natural gas in Colombia, as Minerva made the first direct Colombian beef tallow shipment...
August 25, 2026
Colombia Quake Insurance Claims Triple as Court Weighs Pension Reform
Insurers received 36,415 claims from Colombia's 10 August 2026 earthquake, with an estimated cost of US$394 million, Fasecolda reported.
August 25, 2026
Caputo Demands Law to Punish Journalists Over ‘Unfounded’ Reports
Economy Minister Luis Caputo called for a law to punish journalists for 'unfounded' reports after being linked to the Lenor...
August 25, 2026
YPF Seeks Record US$16 Billion Loan as Milei Faces Congress Test
YPF hired JP Morgan to raise up to US$16 billion for Argentina LNG Phase 3, a record private project finance...
August 25, 2026
Foreign Investors Return to B3 as Squadra Flags Hapvida Mistake
Foreign investors put R$1.7 billion (≈US$331 million) into B3 equities on 21 August, reversing heavy outflows, as Squadra called Hapvida...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Senate Committee Takes Up PEC Ending 6×1 Work Schedule
Brazil's Senate CCJ received the PEC ending the 6x1 work schedule; rapporteur Omar Aziz will keep the Chamber text and...
August 25, 2026