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, 2026Section
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Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Colombia Passes Its First Nuclear Law in a Historic Vote
Colombia has passed its first nuclear law, creating a safety regulator and opening the door to medical isotopes and future...
June 13, 2026
Mexico Throws Open Its Power Grid to Private Renewables
Mexico has awarded around 7,400 MW of solar and wind projects to private developers under a new CFE scheme, a...
June 13, 2026
Why Global Industry Is Pouring Billions Into Southern Brazil
Three industrial giants are investing R$8.9bn ($1.76bn) around Curitiba in southern Brazil, turning the area into a fast-rising manufacturing hub.
June 13, 2026
Fitch Cuts Outlook on Brazil’s Banks to ‘Deteriorating’
Fitch cut its outlook on Brazil banks to "deteriorating" from "neutral," citing weaker asset quality and political risk, alongside Colombia...
June 13, 2026
Major Refineries Pulled Into Brazil’s Crime-Fuel Scandal
A Brazil fuel fraud probe now reaches major refineries that sold 100 million liters of naphtha to a firm accused...
June 13, 2026
Trafigura Enters Brazil’s Power Market With a Trading License
Commodity trading giant Trafigura has won a license to trade electricity in Brazil, the world's sixth-largest power market, as local...
June 13, 2026
JBS Shuts Two US Meat Plants as Cattle Run Short
JBS, the Brazilian-owned global meat giant, will close two US plants in Pennsylvania and Tennessee as a cattle shortage squeezes...
June 13, 2026
Raízen Restructuring Clears Hurdle, Splits Brazil Energy Giant
Raízen, Brazil's Shell-Cosan fuel and sugar giant, won 80% creditor backing for a record debt overhaul that will split the...
June 13, 2026