Brazil’s Bond Boom: Record Borrowing Despite High Rates
Brazil corporate bonds reached a record R$492.8bn ($95bn) in 2025—even with the Selic rate near a 20-year high. Here's what's...
June 25, 2026Section
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Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
China’s State Iron Buyer Courts Brazil’s CSN to Tighten Its Grip
China's state iron ore buyer CMRG is in talks to become exclusive sales agent for Brazil's CSN, which produced 45.5...
June 25, 2026
Brazil’s Biggest Oil Field Sets a Record as Crude Prices Fall
Petrobras's Búzios field pumped 1.1 million barrels a day on June 23—a third of Brazil oil production—as crude prices fall...
June 25, 2026
Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog Moves Against the Stock Exchange Itself
Brazil's competition regulator recommended condemning B3, the near-monopoly stock exchange, for abusing its dominance. What is at stake for investors.
June 25, 2026
A Brazilian Ozempic Rival Takes On a $1 Billion Weight-Loss Market
Hypera filed to launch Semavy, a semaglutide pen targeting Brazil's R$5bn weight-loss drug market after the patent expired in March...
June 25, 2026
Ibovespa Explained: Brazil’s Stock Market and How to Invest in 2026
Ibovespa trades near record 170,500 points in mid-2026. Learn how Brazil's B3 benchmark index works, who leads it, and what...
June 25, 2026
Mexico Bets $40 Billion on a State-Led Renewable Power Build-Out
Mexico unveiled a forty-billion-dollar plan to add huge power capacity by 2030, most of it renewable and state-owned, betting on...
June 25, 2026
Brasília Signs a $1.2bn Bank Bailout as Fraud Fallout Spreads
Brazil signed a R$6.6B rescue loan for BRB bank on June 24 after fake Master portfolios crippled it—deposit-guarantee funds cover...
June 24, 2026
Chile’s Cencosud Buys a São Paulo Grocer to Court Rich Shoppers
Chile's biggest retailer is buying a premium São Paulo supermarket chain, trading cheap stores for upscale ones in a bet...
June 24, 2026