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Brazil’s Oil Auctions Get a New Home: The B3 Exchange

Key Points — Brazil's National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) proposed Monday April 27 to transfer the operational execution of its Permanent Offer...

Brazil’s Big Banks Back Lula Debt Relief Plan

Key Points — Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced Monday afternoon, April 27, that he reached "good technical consensus" with the CEOs of the country's five largest private banks — Itaú Unibanco, Bradesco, Santander, BTG...

Brazilian Planemaker Embraer Posts $32.1 Billion Backlog as Finnair Picks E195-E2

Key Points — Embraer reported Monday that its order backlog reached US$32.1 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026, up 22 percent...

Ibovespa Breaks Below 190K as Copom Decides Tonight

Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · Covering the session...

Brazil’s Morning Call for Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Copom Day 1 · Vale Q1 After-Market · IPCA-15 Pre-Decision · War Day 59 TODAY'S FOCUS Copom Day 1: Iran Floats...

Brazil Morning Call for Monday, April 27, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS Copom Starts Tomorrow: Focus Raises IPCA to 4.80% Above Ceiling — S&P Hits 7,165 ATH on Intel — BRL Holds Below R$5.00 Today's Brazil...

Lula Rejects Critical Minerals State Company, Backs BNDES Model

Key Points —President Lula's government decided on Wednesday April 22 to formally reject the creation of Terrabras — a state-owned...

Brazil Opens Antitrust Case Against Google Over AI and News

Key Points —Brazil's antitrust authority CADE voted unanimously on April 23 to escalate its six-year-old investigation into Google's use of...

Brazil’s Top Court Closes Loophole Used to Buy Farmland

Key Points —Brazil's Supreme Court voted 9-0 on April 23 to uphold a 1971 law...

Brazil Morning Call for Friday, April 24, 2026

TODAY'S FOCUS Iran Fires on Ships in the Strait — Oil Breaks $100 — BRL Loses...

Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to End Amazon Soy Deforestation Moratorium

Key Points —Senator Flávio Bolsonaro — the right-wing frontrunner for Brazil's October 2026 presidential election — pledged on April 22...