Latin American Pulse for Saturday, April 18, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Iran reopens Hormuz, Brent crashes 9%. Petrobras falls 7%, Ibovespa third straight loss. Peru dead heat at...
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Latin American Pulse: Iran reopens Hormuz, Brent crashes 9%. Petrobras falls 7%, Ibovespa third straight loss. Peru dead heat at...
April 18, 2026
108,838 murdered across Latin America in 2025. Half of Bogotá homicides are contract kills. How sicariato became a outsourced criminal...
April 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Petrobras AGM approves R$41.2B dividends and Mello chairmanship. Peru gap narrows to 6,600 votes. Brent snaps back...
April 17, 2026
Citi's LATAM chief economist says the region is better positioned than Asia or Europe for the oil shock, projects Brazil...
April 16, 2026
Petrobras shareholders vote on R$8.1B dividend and new chair as Ibovespa snaps 11-session streak at 197,737. Plus Peru election overtake...
April 16, 2026
IMF's April WEO raises Latin America growth to 2.3%: Argentina cut to 3.5%, Brazil up to 1.9%, Bolivia to contract...
April 15, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Historic: Brazilian Real Breaks Below R$5.00 Per Dollar for the First Time Since March 2024 — Ibovespa...
April 15, 2026
IMF Spring Meetings Latin America: Bloomberg reports that delegates arrive with a sense of "déjà vu" as the Hormuz blockade...
April 14, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Peru's electoral chief arrested. Judge lifts Adorni bank secrecy. Hormuz blockade begins. Oil at $102 per barrel.
April 14, 2026