Inside Rubens Ometto’s Empire: Q1 2026 Stress Test
Rubens Ometto, the 77-year-old industrialist known across Brazil as "O Trator" — "The Tractor" — and credited as the world's...
May 15, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Nubank Q1 Profit +41% to $871M (R$4.4B), Misses Consensus
Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU / B3: ROXO34), the world's largest digital bank outside China and Latin America's most valuable financial-services
May 15, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, May 15, 2026
The S&P 500 surged 0.77% to close above 7,500 for the first time in history, the Dow Jones retook 50,000...
May 15, 2026
Brazilian Police Arrest Banker Vorcaro’s Father in Crime-Ring Probe
Brazil's Federal Police arrested Henrique Vorcaro in Belo Horizonte May 14, executing 7 arrest and 17 search warrants tied to...
May 14, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, May 14, 2026
U.S. producer prices surged 6% YoY in April, tripling forecasts. Brazil's real crossed R$5.00 and the Ibovespa fell 1.80% to...
May 14, 2026
OPEC Raises Brazil Oil Forecast to 4.7M Barrels a Day for 2026
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries raised its forecast for Brazilian liquid-fuel production in 2026 by 270,000 barrels
May 13, 2026
Brazil’s Tok&Stok Owner Files for Chapter 11 on US$215M in Debt
Grupo Toky (B3: TOKY3), the holding company that owns Tok&Stok, Mobly and Guldi, filed for judicial recovery (Brazil's Chapter 11...
May 13, 2026
Brazil’s MBRF Closes Saudi PIF Deal, Targets 2027 Riyadh IPO
MBRF Global Foods (B3: MBRF3), the holding company resulting from the Marfrig-BRF merger, confirmed on May 3 the completion
May 13, 2026
Brazil Hits China Beef Quota Months Early as 55% Tariff Looms
Brazil could see 400,000–600,000 tonnes of beef displaced as it races toward China's 1.1M-tonne quota, after which a 55% tariff...
May 13, 2026