A Puerto Rican Firm Is Quietly Rolling Up Brazil’s Fintech
Evertec's $181m purchase of Brazil's Dimensa is its second fintech buy in a year, a sign foreign firms are consolidating...
June 16, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Private Capital Still Pours Into Latin America at $25bn a Year
Private capital invested more than $25bn across Latin America in 2025, with Brazil, Mexico and Colombia drawing the most as...
June 15, 2026
In Brazil Electric Buses, a Home-Grown Maker Still Beats BYD
China's BYD leads Latin America's electric buses, but in Brazil a home-grown maker is still ahead this year. Here is...
June 15, 2026
Brazil’s Data-Center Race Draws a New Infrastructure Buyer
A Brazilian fund is buying data center firm Takoda from Apax with a near-$400m expansion plan, a sign of how...
June 15, 2026
A Brazilian Egg Giant Is Now the World’s Fourth Largest
A Brazilian egg producer backed by JBS has bought its way into the US market, vaulting from tenth to fourth...
June 15, 2026
Nubank Wrongly Told Customers It Was Shutting Down
Nubank wrongly told some customers it was being shut down on June 12, blaming a one-off operational error. Brazil's central...
June 15, 2026
The World’s Top Beef Exporter Is Now Growing Meat in a Lab
Brazil's state farm-research agency Embrapa has developed its own lab-grown meat, a striking move for the country that leads the...
June 15, 2026
Cuba Unveils Economic Reforms as US Squeeze Deepens Crisis
Cuba has unveiled sweeping economic reforms to draw investment and loosen state control, as a tightening US embargo and an...
June 14, 2026
Two Colombian Ports Rank Among Latin America’s Best
Two Colombian ports rank in Latin America's top 10 for efficiency, with five in the regional top 50, in a...
June 13, 2026