Mexico Says Fuel Pact Blocks US$6 Gasoline
President Sheinbaum says Mexico’s fuel pact and tax relief keep regular gasoline below US$6.14 a gallon, as French unrest over...
October 19, 2026Section
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Mexico Poll Puts Morena at 46% for Midterms
A telephone poll of 800 adults gives Morena 46% for Mexico’s June 2027 midterms, with the PAN at 8% and...
October 19, 2026
Brazil Lists Runoff Polls Through 24 October
Brazil’s electoral court lists runoff polls from Datafolha, Quaest, Nexus and AtlasIntel for 20 to 24 October, with dates, samples...
October 19, 2026
Brazil’s 50 Top Soy Towns Gave Flávio 63%
An analyst says the soy belt and absentees can decide Brazil’s 25 October runoff, and the court’s count shows Flávio...
October 19, 2026
Globo Debate Airs Friday Oct 23 With Tralli
TV Globo’s last runoff debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro airs Friday 23 October at 8:20 p.m. Eastern, hosted by...
October 19, 2026
Flávio Denies Laundering Claim 6 Days Out
A police file at Brazil’s Supreme Court raises laundering suspicion around Flávio Bolsonaro and lawyer Willer Tomaz. Both deny it;...
October 19, 2026
Arabica Coffee Hits One-Month High
Arabica coffee futures settled at US$3.157 a pound on 19 October, a one-month high, as Brazil's real firmed and ICE...
October 19, 2026
Brazil Stocks Slip as Petrobras Falls 2.8%
Brazil's main stock index fell 0.17% to 205,079 on 19 October as Petrobras lost 2.8% and Azzas jumped 13%, six...
October 19, 2026
Lula Offers to Open Bank Records to Court
Lula says he will let courts open his bank and phone records on 19 October and dares Flávio Bolsonaro to...
October 19, 2026