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Latin American Pulse for Thursday, April 23, 2026

Argentina
Iran Attacks Three Ships in Strait of Hormuz, Seizes Two — Trump Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely but Blockade Stays, Vance Pakistan Trip Cancelled — Ibovespa...

Helicopters Evacuate Kenyan Police from Haiti After Civilians Block Roads in MSS Drawdown

Caribbean
Key Points —Haitian civilians barricaded roads in Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite and Pont-Sondé on April 19–20 to block the departure of Kenyan police officers, forcing helicopter evacuations after ground movement toward Saint-Marc was deemed unsafe. —A fourth...

Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Argentina
Brazil-US Diplomatic Crisis: Trump Expels Federal Police Delegate over Ramagem Arrest — Lula from Hannover: "We Will Respond with Reciprocity, No Discussion" — Mexico...

Latin America’s Silent 2026 Risk: A Returning El Niño

Analysis
Key Points — NOAA’s April 2026 outlook gives a 61% probability of El Niño emergence...

Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Argentina
Mexico Sovereignty Crisis: Four Agents Dead in Secret Chihuahua Anti-Narco Operation — Sheinbaum: "We Were Not Aware," Orders National...

Latin American Pulse for Friday, April 17, 2026

Argentina
Petrobras AGM Sealed: R$41.2B Dividends Approved (84.56%), Mello Elected Chairman, R$114B Capex — PETR4 +3.07% but Ibovespa Falls Second Straight to 196,818 (−0.46%) as...

Citi’s LATAM Chief: Region Is Better Placed Than Asia or Europe

Citi's LATAM chief economist says the region is better positioned than Asia or Europe for the oil shock, projects Brazil Selic at 12%, flags fiscal risk.

Latin American Pulse for Thursday, April 16, 2026

Latin American Pulse: Petrobras AGM decides R$8.1B dividend and Mello chairmanship as Sánchez overtakes López Aliaga in Peru. Country-by-country snapshot.

IMF Latin America Outlook: Brazil Up, Argentina Cut

Argentina
IMF WEO Latin America 2026: Chief Economist Gourinchas said the world is “somewhere between the baseline and the adverse scenario.” — Latin America...

IMF LATAM Growth Diverges as Hormuz Shock Dominates

IMF Spring Meetings Latin America: Bloomberg reports that delegates arrive with a sense of "déjà vu" as the Hormuz blockade reprises the supply...

Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Latin American Pulse: Peru's electoral chief arrested. Judge lifts Adorni bank secrecy. Hormuz blockade begins. Oil at $102 per barrel.

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