IBOV 173,295 ▲ 0.76% IPSA 10,762 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 67,226 ▼ 0.28% MERVAL 3,123,411 ▲ 0.88% COLCAP 2,286.19 ▲ 1.09% BVL PERÚ 55,499.07 ▲ 1.21% USD/BRL5.17▼ 0.04% USD/MXN17.50▼ 0.06% USD/CLP 921.85 — 0.00% USD/COP3,437▼ 0.25% USD/PEN3.41▼ 0.47% USD/ARS1,477▼ 0.02% USD/UYU40.22▲ 2.10% USD/PYG6,084▲ 1.66% USD/BOB6.86▲ 1.88% USD/DOP59.28▲ 2.37% USD/CRC450.59▲ 1.75% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.31% USD/HNL26.70▲ 0.40% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES620.66▲ 5.79% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD156.59▲ 0.44% USD/TTD6.74▲ 1.41% EUR/BRL5.88▼ 0.38% BRENT 72.60 ▼ 3.53% WTI 69.23 ▼ 3.74% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.21 ▲ 2.25% GOLD 4,096 ▲ 1.63% SILVER 59.67 ▲ 2.27% SOY 1,156 ▲ 2.55% CORN 421.75 ▲ 1.69% WHEAT 589.75 ▼ 0.21% COFFEE 261.25 ▼ 9.54% SUGAR 14.55 ▲ 7.38% ORANGE JUICE 148.60 ▲ 11.44% COTTON 76.78 ▲ 4.60% COCOA 5,217 ▲ 1.12% BEEF 245.83 ▼ 4.50% CATTLE 369.85 ▼ 0.92% LITHIUM 75.93 ▼ 3.21% PETR4 38.06 ▼ 1.01% VALE3 78.15 ▼ 0.65% ITUB4 42.24 ▲ 1.30% BBDC4 17.92 ▲ 1.70% ABEV3 16.73 ▲ 2.07% BBAS3 20.34 ▲ 1.45% B3SA3 14.92 ▲ 2.12% WEGE3 46.90 ▲ 0.86% PRIO3 53.29 ▼ 1.21% SUZB3 40.11 ▼ 4.50% RENT3 43.10 ▲ 1.77% AZZA3 18.99 ▼ 4.09% CSAN3 3.76 ▲ 1.35% RAIZ4 0.41 ▼ 2.38% PCAR3 2.28 ▲ 0.89% GMAT3 3.87 ▲ 1.04% PSSA3 53.26 ▲ 1.25% CVCB3 1.41 ▼ 0.70% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 1.53% SLCE3 13.17 ▼ 0.98% NATU3 7.98 ▲ 2.05% BRKM5 6.25 ▼ 8.36% RANI3 7.80 ▲ 0.39% CSNA3 4.73 ▼ 1.87% CMIN3 4.25 ▲ 0.24% USIM5 8.27 ▼ 2.71% GGBR4 21.42 ▼ 0.09% ENEV3 26.81 ▲ 2.64% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 45.50 ▲ 0.84% CMIG4 10.96 ▲ 1.58% EQTL3 39.75 ▲ 1.79% LREN3 14.97 ▲ 3.10% VIVT3 34.79 ▲ 0.64% RAIL3 13.69 ▲ 1.78% KLABIN 16.96 ▼ 0.53% RAIA DROGASIL 17.35 ▲ 0.87% RDOR3 34.71 ▲ 1.00% HAPV3 10.24 ▲ 1.19% FLRY3 15.61 ▲ 1.04% SMTO3 15.04 ▲ 2.24% UGPA3 25.60 ▲ 1.39% VBBR3 29.69 ▲ 1.78% BBSE3 39.17 ▲ 0.77% BPAC11 54.66 ▲ 0.66% CURY3 35.11 ▲ 1.15% AERI3 2.08 ▲ 0.48% VIVARA 23.54 ▲ 1.99% COMPASS 24.94 ▼ 2.35% VAMOS 2.88 ▲ 2.13% SANB11 26.35 ▲ 0.57% ASAI3 8.83 ▲ 2.56% SBSP3 29.60 ▲ 2.42% WALMEX 50.86 ▼ 0.51% GMEXICO 200.00 ▼ 1.48% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 2.85% CEMEX 21.51 ▼ 0.97% GFNORTE 182.90 ▼ 1.59% BIMBO 57.09 ▲ 1.66% TELEVISA 9.48 ▼ 1.46% AMX 23.20 ▲ 0.74% GAP 441.57 ▼ 0.06% ASUR 308.43 ▼ 0.38% OMA 245.60 ▲ 0.65% KOF 186.96 ▲ 1.29% GRUMA 283.22 ▲ 0.17% KIMBER 38.85 ▲ 1.68% SQM-B 65,950 ▼ 1.64% COPEC 5,765 ▼ 0.64% BSANTANDER 75.00 ▲ 2.04% FALABELLA 5,911 ▲ 0.36% ENELAM 82.00 ▲ 0.60% CENCOSUD 2,127 ▲ 0.19% CMPC 1,040 — 0.00% BANCO CHILE 177.80 ▲ 0.11% LATAM AIR 26.97 ▲ 3.25% YPF 70,050 ▼ 0.99% GGAL 7,715 ▲ 1.45% PAMPA 4,973 ▲ 0.25% TXAR 682.50 ▲ 1.49% ALUAR 991.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,225 ▲ 1.15% CEPU 2,274 ▲ 2.29% MIRGOR 16,075 ▲ 0.16% COME 41.38 ▲ 0.88% LOMA NEGRA 3,555 ▲ 0.21% BYMA 307.75 ▲ 2.16% TELECOM ARG 3,958 ▲ 0.19% ECOPETROL 14.72 ▲ 1.87% BANCOLOMBIA 79.27 ▲ 0.48% GRUPO AVAL 5.08 ▼ 0.39% CREDICORP 384.10 ▲ 0.97% SOUTHERN COPPER 171.26 ▼ 1.99% BUENAVENTURA 30.42 ▼ 0.85% MERCADOLIBRE 1,675 ▲ 3.45% NUBANK 13.17 ▲ 5.70% XP 16.13 ▲ 2.22% PAGSEGURO 9.07 ▲ 3.78% STONE 10.99 ▲ 1.85% GLOBANT 30.03 ▲ 8.29% TECNOGLASS 44.75 ▲ 1.54% GAP AIRPORT 252.48 ▲ 0.11% ASUR 308.43 ▼ 0.38% OMA AIRPORT 111.99 ▼ 0.02% AMX ADR 26.41 ▲ 0.42% FEMSA ADR 128.87 ▲ 2.79% CEMEX ADR 12.28 ▼ 0.81% PETROBRAS ADR 16.29 ▼ 1.39% VALE ADR 15.07 ▼ 0.33% ITAU ADR 8.23 ▲ 2.49% SANTANDER BR 5.20 ▲ 0.78% AMBEV ADR 3.23 ▲ 2.87% CSN 0.94 ▼ 1.91% GERDAU 4.15 ▲ 0.24% LATAM ADR 58.63 ▲ 3.03% BTC 60,125 ▲ 0.31% ETH 1,572 ▲ 0.01% SOL 70.69 ▲ 0.40% XRP 1.05 ▲ 0.05% BNB 557.51 ▲ 0.20% ADA 0.14 ▼ 0.07% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.48% AVAX 6.37 ▼ 0.86% LINK 7.29 ▲ 0.01% DOT 0.82 ▲ 0.13% LTC 42.19 ▲ 0.14% BCH 194.76 ▼ 0.31% TRX 0.32 ▲ 0.43% XLM 0.17 ▼ 0.39% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.22% NEAR 1.90 ▲ 1.62% ATOM 1.57 ▼ 0.06% AAVE 94.58 ▲ 0.72% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 81.90 ▲ 0.99% EMBRAER ADR 63.75 ▲ 1.51% JBS 12.22 ▲ 1.58% JBS BDR 62.67 ▲ 0.87% MBRF3 17.10 ▲ 2.70% MBRFY 3.25 — 0.00% INTER 5.44 — 0.00% EGX 51,443 ▼ 0.52% USD/ZAR16.45▲ 0.27% USD/NGN1,378▼ 0.09% NIKKEI 69,361 ▼ 4.15% CSI300 4,868 ▼ 3.03% HSI 22,672 ▼ 1.76% NIFTY 24,056 ▲ 0.14% KOSPI 8,411 ▼ 5.81% JCI 5,896 ▼ 1.72% USD/JPY161.69▼ 0.02% USD/CNY6.79▼ 0.12% DAX 24,671 ▼ 1.29% CAC 8,385 ▼ 0.55% FTSE 10,508 ▼ 0.21% MIB 51,265 ▼ 1.00% IBEX 19,425 ▼ 0.45% STOXX 635.88 ▼ 0.68% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.18% GBP/USD1.32▲ 0.24% SPX 7,354 ▼ 0.05% DJI 51,876 ▼ 0.09% NDX 29,118 ▼ 1.09% RUT 3,010 ▲ 0.07% TSX 34,980 ▲ 0.37% VIX 18.41 ▼ 2.54% USD/CAD1.42— 0.00% US10Y 4.3720 ▼ 0.46% IBOV 173,295 ▲ 0.76% IPSA 10,762 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 67,226 ▼ 0.28% MERVAL 3,123,411 ▲ 0.88% COLCAP 2,286.19 ▲ 1.09% BVL PERÚ 55,499.07 ▲ 1.21% USD/BRL 5.17 ▼ 0.04% USD/MXN 17.50 ▼ 0.06% USD/CLP 921.85 — 0.00% USD/COP 3,437 ▼ 0.25% USD/PEN 3.41 ▼ 0.47% USD/ARS 1,477 ▼ 0.02% USD/UYU 40.22 ▲ 2.10% USD/PYG 6,084 ▲ 1.66% USD/BOB 6.86 ▲ 1.88% USD/DOP 59.28 ▲ 2.37% USD/CRC 450.59 ▲ 1.75% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.31% USD/HNL 26.70 ▲ 0.40% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 620.66 ▲ 5.79% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 156.59 ▲ 0.62% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.49% EUR/BRL 5.88 ▼ 0.38% BRENT 72.60 ▼ 3.53% WTI 69.23 ▼ 3.74% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.21 ▲ 2.25% GOLD 4,096 ▲ 1.63% SILVER 59.67 ▲ 2.27% SOY 1,156 ▲ 2.55% CORN 421.75 ▲ 1.69% WHEAT 589.75 ▼ 0.21% COFFEE 261.25 ▼ 9.54% SUGAR 14.55 ▲ 7.38% ORANGE JUICE 148.60 ▲ 11.44% COTTON 76.78 ▲ 4.60% COCOA 5,217 ▲ 1.12% BEEF 245.83 ▼ 4.50% CATTLE 369.85 ▼ 0.92% LITHIUM 75.93 ▼ 3.21% PETR4 38.06 ▼ 1.01% VALE3 78.15 ▼ 0.65% ITUB4 42.24 ▲ 1.30% BBDC4 17.92 ▲ 1.70% ABEV3 16.73 ▲ 2.07% BBAS3 20.34 ▲ 1.45% B3SA3 14.92 ▲ 2.12% WEGE3 46.90 ▲ 0.86% PRIO3 53.29 ▼ 1.21% SUZB3 40.11 ▼ 4.50% RENT3 43.10 ▲ 1.77% AZZA3 18.99 ▼ 4.09% CSAN3 3.76 ▲ 1.35% RAIZ4 0.41 ▼ 2.38% PCAR3 2.28 ▲ 0.89% GMAT3 3.87 ▲ 1.04% PSSA3 53.26 ▲ 1.25% CVCB3 1.41 ▼ 0.70% POSI3 3.99 ▲ 1.53% SLCE3 13.17 ▼ 0.98% NATU3 7.98 ▲ 2.05% BRKM5 6.25 ▼ 8.36% RANI3 7.80 ▲ 0.39% CSNA3 4.73 ▼ 1.87% CMIN3 4.25 ▲ 0.24% USIM5 8.27 ▼ 2.71% GGBR4 21.42 ▼ 0.09% ENEV3 26.81 ▲ 2.64% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 45.50 ▲ 0.84% CMIG4 10.96 ▲ 1.58% EQTL3 39.75 ▲ 1.79% LREN3 14.97 ▲ 3.10% VIVT3 34.79 ▲ 0.64% RAIL3 13.69 ▲ 1.78% KLABIN 16.96 ▼ 0.53% RAIA DROGASIL 17.35 ▲ 0.87% RDOR3 34.71 ▲ 1.00% HAPV3 10.24 ▲ 1.19% FLRY3 15.61 ▲ 1.04% SMTO3 15.04 ▲ 2.24% UGPA3 25.60 ▲ 1.39% VBBR3 29.69 ▲ 1.78% BBSE3 39.17 ▲ 0.77% BPAC11 54.66 ▲ 0.66% CURY3 35.11 ▲ 1.15% AERI3 2.08 ▲ 0.48% VIVARA 23.54 ▲ 1.99% COMPASS 24.94 ▼ 2.35% VAMOS 2.88 ▲ 2.13% SANB11 26.35 ▲ 0.57% ASAI3 8.83 ▲ 2.56% SBSP3 29.60 ▲ 2.42% WALMEX 50.86 ▼ 0.51% GMEXICO 200.00 ▼ 1.48% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 2.85% CEMEX 21.51 ▼ 0.97% GFNORTE 182.90 ▼ 1.59% BIMBO 57.09 ▲ 1.66% TELEVISA 9.48 ▼ 1.46% AMX 23.20 ▲ 0.74% GAP 441.57 ▼ 0.06% ASUR 308.43 ▼ 0.38% OMA 245.60 ▲ 0.65% KOF 186.96 ▲ 1.29% GRUMA 283.22 ▲ 0.17% KIMBER 38.85 ▲ 1.68% SQM-B 65,950 ▼ 1.64% COPEC 5,765 ▼ 0.64% BSANTANDER 75.00 ▲ 2.04% FALABELLA 5,911 ▲ 0.36% ENELAM 82.00 ▲ 0.60% CENCOSUD 2,127 ▲ 0.19% CMPC 1,040 — 0.00% BANCO CHILE 177.80 ▲ 0.11% LATAM AIR 26.97 ▲ 3.25% YPF 70,050 ▼ 0.99% GGAL 7,715 ▲ 1.45% PAMPA 4,973 ▲ 0.25% TXAR 682.50 ▲ 1.49% ALUAR 991.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,225 ▲ 1.15% CEPU 2,274 ▲ 2.29% MIRGOR 16,075 ▲ 0.16% COME 41.38 ▲ 0.88% LOMA NEGRA 3,555 ▲ 0.21% BYMA 307.75 ▲ 2.16% TELECOM ARG 3,958 ▲ 0.19% ECOPETROL 14.72 ▲ 1.87% BANCOLOMBIA 79.27 ▲ 0.48% GRUPO AVAL 5.08 ▼ 0.39% CREDICORP 384.10 ▲ 0.97% SOUTHERN COPPER 171.26 ▼ 1.99% BUENAVENTURA 30.42 ▼ 0.85% MERCADOLIBRE 1,675 ▲ 3.45% NUBANK 13.17 ▲ 5.70% XP 16.13 ▲ 2.22% PAGSEGURO 9.07 ▲ 3.78% STONE 10.99 ▲ 1.85% GLOBANT 30.03 ▲ 8.29% TECNOGLASS 44.75 ▲ 1.54% GAP AIRPORT 252.48 ▲ 0.11% ASUR 308.43 ▼ 0.38% OMA AIRPORT 111.99 ▼ 0.02% AMX ADR 26.41 ▲ 0.42% FEMSA ADR 128.87 ▲ 2.79% CEMEX ADR 12.28 ▼ 0.81% PETROBRAS ADR 16.29 ▼ 1.39% VALE ADR 15.07 ▼ 0.33% ITAU ADR 8.23 ▲ 2.49% SANTANDER BR 5.20 ▲ 0.78% AMBEV ADR 3.23 ▲ 2.87% CSN 0.94 ▼ 1.91% GERDAU 4.15 ▲ 0.24% LATAM ADR 58.63 ▲ 3.03% BTC 60,125 ▲ 0.31% ETH 1,572 ▲ 0.01% SOL 70.69 ▲ 0.40% XRP 1.05 ▲ 0.05% BNB 557.51 ▲ 0.20% ADA 0.14 ▼ 0.07% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.48% AVAX 6.37 ▼ 0.86% LINK 7.29 ▲ 0.01% DOT 0.82 ▲ 0.13% LTC 42.19 ▲ 0.14% BCH 194.76 ▼ 0.31% TRX 0.32 ▲ 0.43% XLM 0.17 ▼ 0.39% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.22% NEAR 1.90 ▲ 1.62% ATOM 1.57 ▼ 0.06% AAVE 94.58 ▲ 0.72% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 81.90 ▲ 0.99% EMBRAER ADR 63.75 ▲ 1.51% JBS 12.22 ▲ 1.58% JBS BDR 62.67 ▲ 0.87% MBRF3 17.10 ▲ 2.70% MBRFY 3.25 — 0.00% INTER 5.44 — 0.00% EGX 51,443 ▼ 0.52% USD/ZAR 16.45 ▼ 0.20% USD/NGN 1,378 ▼ 0.09% NIKKEI 69,361 ▼ 4.15% CSI300 4,868 ▼ 3.03% HSI 22,672 ▼ 1.76% NIFTY 24,056 ▲ 0.14% KOSPI 8,411 ▼ 5.81% JCI 5,896 ▼ 1.72% USD/JPY 161.69 ▼ 0.06% USD/CNY 6.7897 ▲ 0.01% DAX 24,671 ▼ 1.29% CAC 8,385 ▼ 0.55% FTSE 10,508 ▼ 0.21% MIB 51,265 ▼ 1.00% IBEX 19,425 ▼ 0.45% STOXX 635.88 ▼ 0.68% EUR/USD 1.1390 ▲ 0.11% GBP/USD 1.3198 ▲ 0.01% SPX 7,354 ▼ 0.05% DJI 51,876 ▼ 0.09% NDX 29,118 ▼ 1.09% RUT 3,010 ▲ 0.07% TSX 34,980 ▲ 0.37% VIX 18.41 ▼ 2.54% USD/CAD 1.4194 ▲ 0.03% US10Y 4.3720 ▼ 0.46%
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Letter: Lula Sues Sergio Moro. Desperate Times!

By · November 22, 2016 · 2 min read

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Letter to the Editor, by Gregory Cufaro,

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has lost his grip on reality and like Don Quixote de la Mancha he is tilting at imaginary windmills. How delusional is he really? What world does he live in? Surely it is not the realm of reality and human morality. It is not Sergio Moro’s world.

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His latest outlandish behaviour is proof that he believes himself immune from the ongoing Federal Justice Department investigation and criminal prosecution for crimes against the Brazilian people. Lula is convinced that, even now, after being charged for political corruption and theft of public monies, he is the one and only true law in Brazil. How else can a rational person explain his absolute gall and audacity to file a law suit against Federal Justice Sergio Moro? A suit alleging abuse of position and authority. Does Lula own a mirror?

On Friday November 18th 2016, Lula’s lawyers filed a legal action in Porto Alegre against Sergio Fernando Moro for “criminal abuse of authority”! Really? Lula complaining about abuse of authority? How sardonic is that? This man has no conscience whatsoever. His entire reason for existence is to be in power over and above the Brazilian people. Over and above the Brazilian Constitution. Over and above ANYONE who stands in his way.

To date, Lula has never uttered one word to even suggest taking ownership of his actions while in office as President or while supporting his personally groomed and hand-picked puppet successor, Dilma Rousseff. Under Lula’s watch, the Brazilian people have been systematically and ruthlessly lied to, manipulated, denigrated and embezzled out of millions of R$. Lula is the progenitor and mastermind of a criminal league which goes far deeper than anyone imagined when Sergio Moro first began the Lavo Jato investigation.

Sergio Moro has not backed down from seeking to bring to justice any persons responsible for criminal corruption. His team of investigators has uncovered more duplicity, public office corruption and government mismanagement than ever before in the modern history of Brazilian politics. Moro is neither impressed by nor intimidated by the threats and bullying tactics of Lula and his gangsters.

These latest attempts to resurrect his tarnished legacy are acts of a desperate person. Lula is terrified and he does not like the feeling. His future residence will be a jail cell not the Palácio do Planalto. Maybe he can make his new home more comfortable and cheerful by hanging a picture of Sergio Moro on his cell wall!

Gregory Cufaro

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