Brazil Vehicle Production Climbs 4.9% in First Four Months of 2026
Brazil's vehicle production rose 4.9% to 873,000 units in the first four months of 2026, beating the Anfavea forecast as...
May 11, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, May 11, 2026
NFP beat 115K, S&P hits record 7,399, Nasdaq at 26,247. BRL below R$4.90, Ibovespa up 0.49%, Brent $101. Petrobras Q1...
May 11, 2026
Brazil Sets All-Time Export Record in April on Oil and Soy Surge
Brazil's April exports hit an all-time monthly record of $34.1B as soy and oil surged on the Iran war premium,...
May 8, 2026
Brazil Central Bank Buys Dollars in Futures First Time in 10 Years
Banco Central do Brasil bought $500 million in dollar futures on May 6, its first reverse-swap auction since November 2016...
May 8, 2026
Spain’s Iberdrola to Invest $9.5 Billion in Brazil Grid Renewal
Iberdrola's Brazilian unit Neoenergia will invest R$47 billion ($9.5B) over 5 years across 4 distributors as 30-year concession renewals are...
May 8, 2026
Embraer Q1 Profit -51% but Record R$7.6B Rev, US$32B Backlog
Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ, B3: EMBR3), Brazil's flagship aerospace company and the world's third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer
May 8, 2026
Magalu Reverses to R$34M Q1 Loss as E-Commerce War Bites
Magazine Luiza swung to a R$33.9M Q1 2026 adjusted net loss from profit a year ago, with e-commerce down 11%...
May 8, 2026
Localiza Q1 Profit Jumps 45% to R$1.2B on Used-Car Boom
Localiza (B3: RENT3), Latin America's largest car rental and fleet management company, reported Q1 2026 net income of R$1.22 billion...
May 8, 2026
Brazil Court Halts Vote on Rio’s R$9.9B Oil Royalty Case
STF resumed petroleum royalties case May 6-7; Dino paused for up to 90 days.— Cármen Lúcia voted to invalidate Law
May 8, 2026