Brazil’s Arteris Loses Half Its Traffic After Auction Defeat
The end of the Fernão Dias and Régis Bittencourt concessions strips Arteris of roughly half its traffic and EBITDA, reshaping...
July 29, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil’s Digital Receivables Open a US$2 Trillion Market
Brazil is digitizing trade invoices into a single electronic system. The reform opens a multi-trillion-dollar pool of assets for credit...
July 29, 2026
Argentina Dollar Buying Pause After US$13 Billion Run
Argentina's central bank halted daily dollar purchases for the first time since January, pausing a US$13 billion reserve buildup praised...
July 29, 2026
Petrobras Exports Surge as China Cuts Brazil Oil Buys
Petrobras hit a record 3.336 million boe/d in Q2 2026, but China slashed crude purchases. Exports doubled as India, Europe...
July 29, 2026Brazil FDI 2026 Hits US$9.1B in June, Smashing Forecasts
Foreign direct investment in Brazil surged 33% in early 2026, hitting US$47 billion. A shrinking current-account gap signals growing external...
July 29, 2026
Guyana EITI Board Seat Boosts Oil Transparency Push
Guyana won a seat on the international EITI Board and began its 2026 Validation. What it means for transparency in...
July 29, 2026
SQM Launches US$9M Copper Hunt Across 99 Chile Targets
The lithium giant is quietly building a copper exploration pipeline across northern Chile, using AI and a Ivanhoe Electric tie-up...
July 29, 2026
Vulcan NAFTA Arbitration: Mexico to Pay Just US$15 Million
A NAFTA tribunal found Mexico violated the trade pact in a dispute with Vulcan Materials over a Quintana Roo limestone...
July 29, 2026
JiveMaua Takes Rota Verde in US$37.6M Distressed Debt Play
JiveMaua converts R$191.6M debt into 80% equity of Rota Verde, taking control of the 426-km BR-060/BR-452 toll route with R$500M...
July 29, 2026