OECD Sees Brazil and Latin America Leading World Food Exports
A new OECD-FAO outlook projects Latin America will stay the world's biggest net food exporter for the next decade, with...
July 13, 2026Section
Brazil Markets
Daily coverage of Brazil’s financial markets – the Ibovespa index, the real (BRL), interest rates set by the Banco Central do Brasil, and the blue-chip names that move the bourse such as Petrobras, Vale, Itau and Nubank. The Rio Times tracks each B3 trading session, the Copom rate decisions, inflation (IPCA) prints and the policy headlines that drive Latin America’s largest equity market. Here you will find our running stream of Brazil stock-market reports, the daily Financial Morning Call and analysis aimed at investors who need a clear, English-language read on Sao Paulo’s markets. Bookmark this hub for the latest Ibovespa close, real exchange-rate moves and corporate earnings from Brazil.
Audit Finds Brazil Missed Health and Works Goals Despite Billions
Brazil's audit court says the government missed its own health and public-works targets in 2025, delivering little despite spending billions...
July 13, 2026
Biofuel Lobby Presses Lula to Put More Soy in Brazil’s Diesel
Brazil's biofuel sector is pressing Lula to fast-track a higher diesel blend, as the president tours testing labs and the...
July 13, 2026
Brazil Lays Fiber Internet Under the Amazon River, and Neighbours Want In
Brazil is laying the world's largest river-bed fibre network under the Amazon, and Colombia and Peru now want to link...
July 13, 2026
Debt and Drought Squeeze Brazilian Power Firm Auren Energia’s Credit Rating
Auren, one of Brazil's biggest power generators, still carries heavy debt from its AES Brasil deal, keeping its credit profile...
July 13, 2026
Furniture Chain Tok&Stok Wins a Judicial-Recovery Shield on $215M Debt
A São Paulo court approved judicial recovery for Grupo Toky, owner of Tok&Stok and Mobly, freezing creditor claims 180 days...
July 13, 2026
Porto Sudeste Sale Draws Four Bidders to Eike Batista’s Old $5 Billion Port
Four groups, from BlackRock and Vale to Stonepeak, are competing to buy Porto Sudeste, Brazil's five-billion-dollar ex-Eike Batista iron ore...
July 13, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — July 13, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa surged to 177,866 points, its best close since May, as a cooler June IPCA revived Selic rate-cut bets;...
July 13, 2026
Brazil May Cut Off Pix Access for Cyber-Weak Banks
Brazil's central bank is weighing rules to restrict Pix access for banks and fintechs with weak cyber defences, after a...
July 12, 2026