Mexico Pushes for Lower US Auto Tariffs as the T-MEC Review Heads to a Fourth Round
Mexico is pushing to lower US auto tariffs in the T-MEC review, with a fourth negotiating round due in Washington...
August 13, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
FEMSA Scales Bara, Its Discount Chain Growing Faster Than OXXO
FEMSA is scaling Bara, its hard-discount chain of about 700 stores that is growing faster than OXXO, with 100 new...
August 13, 2026
Falabella and Cencosud Headcount Falls by About 5,000 in the First Half of 2026
Falabella and Cencosud shed about 5,000 jobs between them in the first half of 2026, a quiet workforce contraction across...
August 13, 2026
Arauco Returns to Profit as Copec Backs Its US$4.6 Billion Sucuriú Mill
Arauco swung back to profit in the first half of 2026 as parent Copec committed up to US$450 million to...
August 13, 2026
Mexico’s Industrial Production Rebounds 1.7% in June
Mexico's industrial production rose 1.7% in June 2026, led by mining and construction, a rebound that hints at resilience amid...
August 11, 2026
Brazil’s Public Debt Climbs to 81.9% of GDP
Brazil's public debt rose to 81.9% of GDP in June 2026, its highest since 2021, as high interest costs keep...
August 11, 2026
Nearly 3 Million Mexican Jobs Are Exposed to Generative AI
A study puts AI exposure in Mexico at 2.93 million jobs, or 4.9% of the labour market, with women most...
August 11, 2026
Mexico’s Airport Traffic Splits Three Ways in July as ASUR Slips
Mexican airport traffic diverged in July 2026: ASUR fell 1.9% while GAP and OMA rose 3.9% at their Mexican airports....
August 11, 2026
Indonesia Pitches a Mercosur Trade Deal, With Brazil as the Broker
Indonesia has proposed an Indonesia-Mercosur trade deal, a narrow PTA, and asked Brazil to broker it after broader CEPA talks...
August 11, 2026