8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (367+ words) " Brazil tax revenue hit R$229. 249 billion in March 2026, Receita Federal reported Tuesday April 28 " the highest March result since the historical series began in 1995. Real terms growth (IPCA-adjusted): 4. 99 percent year-on-year. Q1 2026 cumulative total: R$777. 12 billion nominal, R$784. 24 billion in real terms (+4. 6% Yo…...

12+ hour ago  (817+ words) " The Brazil inflation IPCA-15 indicator accelerated to 0. 89 percent in April 2026 from 0. 44 percent in March, the IBGE statistics agency reported Tuesday April 28 " but came in below the 0. 99 percent median Bloomberg forecast. The 12-month accumulated rate climbed to 4. 37 percent, up from 3. 9 percent…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago  (709+ words) The World Bank commodity shock report Tuesday confirmed what every Latin American finance ministry already knew: 2026 will deliver the worst commodity-price disruption since the Ukraine invasion, and the cascade through energy, food, and inflation will hit developing economies hardest. "War…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (688+ words) The Ecuador China gold mine deal Monday adds another data point to the structural pattern: while Trump pulls US tariff weight on the region, Chinese capital is filling the LATAM mining vacuum at scale. Cangrejos sits in El Oro province…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (946+ words) " US oil cargoes transiting the Panama Canal exceeded 200, 000 barrels per day in April 2026 " close to the highest level since July 2022, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler. The Panama Canal oil traffic surge reflects Asian refineries" rapid pivot to American crude…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (797+ words) The Chile Codelco debt question now sitting on Kast's desk " keep extracting cash from the world's largest copper producer or let it reinvest to capture the supercycle " defines whether Chile leads or lags the next decade of global copper supply....

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (118+ words) The Rio Times " Europe Pulse Covering: Barclays " BP " Novartis " Airbus " France " Crisis Sectors " UAE OPEC Exit " Brent $110 " ECB " Bo E " Germany " Stagflation " SIPRI What Matters Today 1 Barclays Q1 Profit "2. 81 Billion (+3% Yo Y) " "500 Million New Buyback " Plans to [] The post Europe Intelligence Brief…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (326+ words) The Compass IPO Brazil filing crystallizes a structural moment: Brazil's capital markets are reopening to listings after a five-year drought, and Cosan is using the moment to monetize Compass and clean up Ra'zen's balance sheet at the same time. "After…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (402+ words) " Colombia recorded 48 massacres by the end of April 2026 according to Indepaz tracking data " already exceeding more than half the 54-massacre total Indepaz documented for all of 2025. The Colombia massacres 2026 trajectory marks the worst decade-start since systematic tracking began. Average pace:…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (395+ words) The Colombia rate hike Thursday will deliver a third tightening move of 2026 " pushing the policy rate to 11. 75 percent and confirming that Ban Rep is committed to inflation reanchoring even as Petro's government threatens political retaliation. Ban Rep entered 2026 at 9. 25 percent…...