The U.S. Overstated Beef Export Sales Tenfold. Brazil Prices Against That Number
USDA beef export data for the week to June 25 was published at 126,062 tonnes, then cut ninety percent to...
July 10, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Cocoa Prices Are Rising Again. Ecuador Has Less Left to Sell
Ecuador cocoa exports earned $668m from January to April, down 59% on a year earlier, as prices hit an eight-month...
July 10, 2026
A Brazilian Banker Hired $1.5m of Influencers to Attack His Regulator
Federal police raided the adman behind a paid influencer campaign against Brazil central bank, ordered after regulators blocked the sale...
July 10, 2026
Offering Pix Now Costs Brazil’s Small Firms an Extra $1m in Capital
Offering Pix adds R$5m to Brazil minimum capital rules, and 679 of 1,751 firms could fall short. See who is...
July 10, 2026
Colombia Has Lost 425 Homebuilders in Four Years
Camacol says 425 homebuilding firms have vanished since 2022, a 28% drop to 1,093. What the Colombia housing market loss...
July 10, 2026
Mexico’s Prices Fell Again in June. Core Inflation Rose Again.
Mexico inflation June 2026 fell to 3.37 percent, a second month inside target, yet core inflation rose again to 4.03...
July 9, 2026
Colombia Hiked Rates to 12%. Inflation Broke 6% a Week Later.
Colombia inflation June 2026 hit 6.14 percent, above every forecast, just eight days after the central bank raised its policy...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s One Gas Terminal Is Already Promised to Three Power Plants
Colombia gas imports run through one Cartagena terminal, and about 450 of its 465 daily units are already promised to...
July 9, 2026
Ecuador Caps Fuel Price Cuts at 1.5% a Month. Rises Can Hit 5%.
Ecuador fuel prices now move in bands: pumps can rise up to 5% a month but fall no more than...
July 9, 2026