Brazil GDP: Latest Growth, Size and IMF Forecast
Brazil's GDP grew 0.5% in Q2 2026 and 2.0% on a year earlier. See the economy's size in US$, the...
October 16, 2026Section
Latin America News in English
Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Brazil Approves Small-Business Debt Relief
Brazil's Senate voted 78 to 0 on 15 October for debt relief for micro-entrepreneurs and a higher revenue cap. Lula...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Senate Delays Security Amendment Vote
Brazil's Senate president pulled the public security amendment from Thursday's agenda, leaving the crime bill stalled ten days before the...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Senate Delays Security PEC on 15 Oct
Brazil Senate delays security PEC 18/2025 after Davi Alcolumbre pulled the 15 October vote amid a dispute over lowering the...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Keeps Tariff Retaliation on the Table
Lula said on 15 October that Brazil may use its Reciprocity Law for tariff retaliation if US talks fail, 10...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Orders Police Probe of Lula Ally
A Brazilian electoral court ordered a police probe of Lula ally Ana Elisa after Flávio Bolsonaro's complaint over posts, days...
October 16, 2026
Panama’s Roxana Méndez Resigns on 15 October
Roxana Méndez resigns as head of Panama's decentralization authority, whose agency moved US$225 million to local governments since 2024. No...
October 16, 2026
HR Ratings Mexico Downgrade Reasons Explained
HR Ratings cut Mexico to BBB on 15 October 2026. Here are the deficit, debt and growth numbers behind it,...
October 16, 2026
Missing Boy Sammy Found in Capotillo, Aged 4
Police found four-year-old Sammy safe in Capotillo, Santo Domingo, a day after he was taken from Los Tres Brazos. A...
October 16, 2026