Mercosur-Singapore FTA: A User’s Guide for Brazilian Companies
Mercosur-Singapore FTA in force for Brazil since August 2026: who qualifies, how to claim tariff preferences, origin rules, and where...
September 2, 2026Topic
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Peru-Thailand Free Trade Deal Set for Signature This Year
Peru and Thailand finished their free trade text; Lima expects to sign in October or November 2026. Two-way trade ran...
September 2, 2026
Report Says JBS Owner Lobbied Trump on Brazilian Beef Duty
The Wall Street Journal reports JBS co-owner Joesley Batista met Trump on 20 August, days before a beef quota order....
September 2, 2026
Brazil’s Senate Holds 109 Impeachment Requests Against Supreme Court Justices
Senate President Davi Alcolumbre says 109 impeachment requests are pending against Brazil's ten Supreme Court justices. None has ever been...
September 2, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Brazil's top court is at war with itself while Argentina bets on low inflation. Cancún's mayor loses...
September 2, 2026
Peru Cuts Ties with Iran, but Consular Links Remain
Peru severed diplomatic relations with Iran on 1 September 2026 over Hormuz shipping restrictions and democratic backsliding, but kept consular...
September 2, 2026
Brazil GDP Grew 0.5% as Farms Carried a Weaker Quarter
Brazil's GDP grew 0.5% in the second quarter, beating the 0.4% Reuters poll median, but household consumption fell 0.4% and...
September 2, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — September 2, 2026
Global economy: Global stocks slip and bond yields test highs as oil surges and Fed uncertainty lingers, with key read-throughs...
September 2, 2026
Nicaragua Constitutional Reform Clears Its First Vote
Nicaragua's Assembly approved a constitutional reform in first reading on 1 September, extending terms to seven years and delaying the...
September 2, 2026