Two Jets, Two Camps: The Fighter Race Quietly Splitting South America
How South America split into two rival fighter-jet camps, one built around Sweden and Brazil, the other around the United...
June 26, 2026Topic
Brazil
Brazil’s Stock Market Breaks Higher as Oil Lifts Banks
Brazil stock market surged 1.21% to 170,370 on June 22 as falling oil prices eased inflation fears, with Itaú and...
June 23, 2026Brazil’s Banks Turn to Mexico After US Brands Its Gangs Terrorists
Brazil banks quietly called Mexican peers after Washington labeled PCC and CV terrorists—one compliance slip could sever their access to...
June 22, 2026
Petrobras Bets $1.2 Billion on Jet Fuel Made From Plants
Petrobras approved a one-point-two-billion-dollar plant to make bio-jet fuel and renewable diesel at its Cubatão refinery, with start-up planned for...
June 22, 2026
Petrobras Teams Up With Equinor to Drill a New Campos Frontier
Petrobras agreed to take half of Equinor's Itaimbezinho block in the Campos Basin, deepening a partnership as Brazil's oil giant...
June 22, 2026
Brazil Goes After the Money Behind Illegal Betting, Putting Fintechs on Notice
President Lula's Decree 13.033 lets Brazil freeze and seize illegal betting money. 37 fintechs flagged, 50,000 sites blocked, banks face...
June 21, 2026
Brazil’s Own VP Calls Its Tax System a ‘Madhouse’ That Repels Investors
Brazil's vice president called the tax system a madhouse that scares off foreign investors, pitching the Brazil tax reform as...
June 21, 2026
Leapmotor Stacks Its EVs in Crates to Reach Brazil Faster
Leapmotor uses flat-rack crates—not Ro-Ro ships—to rush EVs into Brazil before the 35% import duty hits in July 2026. B10...
June 21, 2026
São Paulo Bets Millions on Culture as an Economy
São Paulo is putting nearly 62 million reais into 12 culture grants, treating theatre, samba and forro as a creative...
June 21, 2026