Strait of Hormuz Declared Open After US Mine-Clearing: What It Means for Latin America
GLOBAL BACKDROP · ENERGY & FREIGHT Key Facts —What happened: US Central Command said on 27 August it cleared all Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes. —How...
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Brazil’s Ambipar Faces New Creditor Appeal to Suspend September 1 Debt Vote
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: Local creditors filed a new appeal to suspend Ambipar’s debt-plan meeting...
Brazil Prosecutors Oppose Court Approval of Retailer GPA’s Debt Recovery Plan
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: São Paulo state prosecutors asked a court not to approve GPA’s...
Peru’s Informal Miners Blockade the South’s Lifeline Highway as Arequipa Tensions Flare
PERU · MINING Key Facts —What happened: Informal miners blocked Peru’s Pan-American Highway South in the Arequipa region...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 28: Chairman Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole keynote, the 10-year yield at...
Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 28: the Vatican opens a second channel to Moscow, 164 drones cross the...
Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 28: the Himalayan flood toll reaches 474 with over 1,500 missing, Tokyo core...
Brazil Taps Senator Cid Gomes to Steer Redata Data Center Tax Bill to a Vote
BRAZIL · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —What happened: Senate chief Davi Alcolumbre named Cid Gomes rapporteur of Brazil’s data...
Brazil Court Annuls Odebrecht Evidence Used to Jail Peru’s Ex-President Toledo
PERU · BRAZIL · JUSTICE Key Facts —What happened: Brazilian Supreme Court justice Dias Toffoli annulled the Odebrecht...
Ecuador Orders 119 Investment Funds and Administrators to Raise Their Capital
ECUADOR · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: Ecuador has ordered fund and trust administrators to hold more of...
Brazil’s Minas-Rio Rail Corridor Goes to Auction as ANTT Approves Tender Notice
BRAZIL · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —What happened: Brazil’s land transport regulator ANTT approved the final tender notice for...
Colombia’s Housing Minister Logged One Hour of Work in Three Days at the Beach
COLOMBIA · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened: Colombia’s housing minister spent three days in Santa Marta during the...
Chile’s Colbún Reservoir Spills into the Maule River as Red Alert Hits the Region
CHILE · ENVIRONMENT Key Facts —What happened: The Colbún reservoir began a controlled spill into the Maule river...
Caracas Reopens to International Flights as Copa and LATAM Return
Maiquetía reopens on 1 September with Copa flying daily to Panama, and LATAM restores flights to Caracas from Bogotá on 4 September.
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Quito’s Last Weekend of Vacation: Maroon 5 Headlines, ‘Noches Patrimoniales’ and a Free Book Fair
Quito closes its school vacation August 28-30, 2026: Maroon 5, Myke Towers and Yandel at FTC Live al...
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Friday, August 28, 2026
Your daily briefing for expats and nomads in Latin America: Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote at 10 a.m.,...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Friday August 28 2026. Weather, markets, museums, sport and where to work....
São Paulo Daily Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
São Paulo today: Ibirapuera, MASP and real Friday events, plus the market mood in words. Your expat Daily...
São Paulo Weekend: Free João Carlos Martins Concert, Last Call for ‘Vindos de Longe’ and Samba Without Microphones
São Paulo's weekend of August 29-30, 2026: João Carlos Martins conducts a free concert, 'Vindos de Longe' ends...
Puerto Rico: Disney Cruise Line Expands San Juan Sailings for 2027-28
Disney Cruise Line will base two ships in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in late 2027 and spring 2028,...
Colombia’s Record Power Debt: What It Means for Your Electricity
Public entities owe a record COP 1.5 trillion, about US$477 million, to Colombia's power distributors. What the arrears...
Bolivia’s Diesel Protests: What Travelers and Expats Need to Know
Police cleared the San Pablo bridge blockade on Thursday, but fuel queues persist and the two-tier diesel price...
Inca Trail Partly Closed Through August 30 — What Hikers in Peru Need to Know
Peru closed Inca Trail routes 1, 2 and 3 from August 26 to 30, 2026 for a technical...
Canada Is Now the Fastest-Growing Source of Tourists to Costa Rica in 2026
Tourists to Costa Rica from Canada rose 25.1% through July 2026 — the fastest growth of any source...
Costa Rica Reopens Turrialba Volcano Park and Guayabo Ruins After Rain Closures
Turrialba Volcano National Park and Guayabo National Monument reopened August 26, 2026, after heavy rains from Tropical Wave...
Chile’s Travel Sale Starts Monday: Up to 60% Off Flights, Hotels and Packages
Chile's Travel Sale, organized by ACHET, runs three days from Monday, August 31, 2026, with discounts up to...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 28: Luanda hosts the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session tomorrow, MSF opens a new Ebola centre in Beni, and Borgu’s
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Six Million Somalis Are Short of Food, and WFP Reaches One in Ten
The Somalia hunger crisis leaves nearly six million people acutely food insecure, with WFP reaching about 600,000 and...
Ethiopia Wants AFCON 2028 and Is Racing to Build Its Stadiums
The Ethiopia AFCON 2028 bid went to CAF again on 24 August, but the country has two approved...
Libya Is Selling Europe Gas It Currently Cannot Export
Libya gas exports to Italy fell to 105 million cubic feet a day in 2025, a 22-year low,...
Kinshasa Shuts the Universities It No Longer Controls
Congo universities suspended in Goma and Bukavu will not teach for the 2026-2027 year, after AFC/M23 installed its...
Liberia Grew 5.1 Percent, and the World Bank Calls It Jobless
Liberia growth reached an estimated 5.1 percent in 2025, driven by a 42 percent surge in iron ore...
Kenya Airways Plans US$22m of Wi-Fi as Its Losses Widen
The Kenya Airways Wi-Fi rollout starts on long-haul aircraft in Q2 2027 at US$20-22m, announced with a Ksh16.1...
Malawi’s Central Bank Unlawfully Cut Pay. Now Comes the Bill
A Malawi Reserve Bank salary ruling found a 2020 executive pay cut unlawful, and press reports put resulting...
Ramaphosa Promises Arrests, but Cannot Put a Number on Them
South Africa xenophobic violence brought a presidential promise of arrests on 25 August, but no arrest figure, charge...
Ghana Builds a Committee Before It Builds a Crypto Licence
Ghana virtual assets oversight now runs through a five-agency committee, with the licensing law targeted for full operation...
Ghana Cut Its Way to a Surplus, and the World Bank Noticed
The Ghana World Bank economic update reports 6 percent growth and debt down to 49 percent of GDP,...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 27: the UN names South Africa’s anti-migrant violence, Congo’s Ebola count rises, and...
Ghana’s Petrosol Bond Is 1.8 Times Oversubscribed as Bids Reach GH¢178m (US$15.9m)
A Ghana corporate bond from fuel retailer Petrosol closed 178 percent subscribed, drawing GH¢178.07m (US$15.9m) of bids against...
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