Nearly 300 Empty Storefronts Line Buenos Aires’s Main Avenues
A survey reveals 291 vacant shops on Buenos Aires's main avenues, the year's highest count and a 22.3% annual jump....
July 14, 2026Topic
Latin America
Brazil’s Development Bank Backs the Piauí Nickel Project With $19 Million
Brazil's development bank approved one hundred million reais for the Piauí nickel project, its first state backing for the battery-metals...
July 14, 2026
Brazil Weighs a Defense Revamp, Its Biggest Military Shake-Up Since 1999
A Brazil defense revamp proposes a permanent joint command to end consensus vetoes, as audit reveals flagship programs stretching up...
July 14, 2026
Brazil Court Bars Flávio Bolsonaro From Visiting His Jailed Father
Justice Moraes barred Senator Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting his jailed father for 90 days after he posted a letter online,...
July 14, 2026
Brazil’s Statistics Agency IBGE Faces a Strike That Could Delay Key Data
IBGE staff vote July 15–24 on a national strike from August 5, targeting chief Pochmann. A stoppage could delay Brazil's...
July 14, 2026
Brazil’s Top Court, the STF, Convicts Just 5% of the Politicians It Tries
A new study finds only about 5% of criminal cases against politicians at Brazil's Supreme Court since 2002 ended in...
July 14, 2026
Congonhas Dust Cloud Halts Four Brazil Iron Ore Mines, Including Vale and CSN
A dust cloud over Congonhas in Brazil forced a temporary halt at four iron-ore miners, including Vale and CSN, that...
July 14, 2026
Brazil Industry Confidence Hits Lowest Level Since Pandemic
Brazil industry confidence fell to its weakest reading since June 2020, with factory bosses now spooked by war and a...
July 14, 2026
Milei Joins Keiko Fujimori’s Inauguration on His Tour of the New Latin Right
Argentina's Milei will attend Keiko Fujimori's July 28 inauguration in Peru, part of a regional tour showcasing Latin America's rightward...
July 13, 2026