The OAS Just Voted 29-1 on Nicaragua. Brazil Was the One
The OAS Nicaragua vote passed 29-1-1 on 19 August, summoning foreign ministers. Brazil voted against and Mexico abstained.
August 20, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Coca-Cola Is Spending US$2 Billion on Mexico’s Corner Shops
Coca-Cola Mexico investment: the bottling system says it will spend more than US$2 billion modernising over a million tienditas, part...
August 20, 2026
A Critically Endangered Frog Just Stopped a Chile-Argentina Power Line
A Chile Argentina power line was rejected by Maule environmental regulators over a critically endangered frog, after a Leonardo DiCaprio...
August 20, 2026
Kast Needs His Own Side to Pass His Security Reform. It Is Not Cooperating
The Kast security reform has split the Chilean right. Libertarian allies warn of a less democratic system while RN deputies...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Approves a US$6.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Project in a Single Day of Deals
Argentina approved a US$6.4 billion Vaca Muerta RIGI project for Tecpetrol on 19 August, the same day San Juan ratified...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Will Not Hit Back at US Tariffs This Year, Its Trade Minister Says
Brazil US tariff retaliation will not arrive before December, the trade minister said. The reciprocity process has a 60-day information...
August 20, 2026
US Tariffs Cut South African Car Exports by 83% in One Year
South African vehicle exports to the US fell 83 percent after a 25 percent tariff landed. AGOA duty-free access no...
August 20, 2026
Tanzania and Congo Bet on One Rail Route to Move Their Minerals
The Central Corridor is the rail and road route from Dar es Salaam to the Congolese copper belt. Both governments...
August 20, 2026
Mercado Libre’s Founder Faces a Criminal Usury Complaint Over Loans Costing Up to 1,375% a Year
A criminal usury complaint targets Marcos Galperin over Mercado Pago loan rates in Argentina, where the published total annual cost...
August 19, 2026