How Latin America Turned Murder Into a Flourishing Global Industry
Key Points — At least 108,838 people were murdered across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025, with contract killings…
April 17, 2026Section
Chile
Chile Stock Market Races Toward ATH with 1.44% Surge to 11,477
Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Chile Friday, April 17, 2026 · Covering the session of Thursday, April 16 The…
April 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Friday, April 17, 2026
Petrobras AGM Sealed: R$41.2B Dividends Approved (84.56%), Mello Elected Chairman, R$114B Capex — PETR4 +3.07% but Ibovespa Falls Second Straight…
April 17, 2026
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…
April 16, 2026
Chile’s Kast Unveils Sweeping Tax and Investment Megareform on TV
Chile's Kast went on national TV with a 40-measure megareform: cut corporate tax to 23%, repatriate capital, revive 25-year tax…
April 16, 2026
Chile’s IPSA Digests Record Run as CESCO Week Kicks Off in Santiago
IPSA Chile today eased 0.20% to 11,313 after Tuesday's 1.83% surge, consolidating near the all-time high as copper supports the…
April 16, 2026
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.
April 16, 2026
Chile Economy 2026: Copper Supercycle, Lithium and IPSA
Chile economy 2026 guide: GDP growth, copper supercycle, lithium nationalization, Kast reforms, central bank policy, and IPSA stock market outlook.
April 15, 2026
IMF Latin America Outlook: Brazil Up, Argentina Cut
IMF WEO Latin America 2026: Chief Economist Gourinchas said the world is “somewhere between the baseline and the adverse scenario.”…
April 15, 2026