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Eleven Judges, One of Their Own Under Suspicion, and a Country Watching: Brazil Supreme Court Meets Tuesday

A collapsed bank is alleged to have paid millions to a judge's wife. On Tuesday his ten colleagues must decide whether he can be investigated at all.

September 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Market Snapshot

September 14, 2026 — 18:51 BRT
IBOV
185,566.32
-0.88%
IPSA
11,290.46
+0.62%
IPC MEX
63,924.77
-0.28%
MERVAL
3,088,970
-0.32%
COLCAP
2,597.12
+0.29%
BVL PERÚ
59,184.75
-0.78%
USD/BRL
5.16
+0.01%
USD/MXN
17.06
-0.24%
USD/CLP
913.98
+0.04%
USD/COP
3,140
+0.03%
USD/PEN
3.36
-0.66%
USD/ARS
1,493
+0.10%
USD/UYU
40.27
+1.24%
USD/PYG
5,939
+1.68%
USD/BOB
11.64
-0.76%
USD/DOP
58.34
+1.25%

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Peru Homicides Reached 248 in Seven Weeks. The Real Figure Is Probably Nearly Double.

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Argentine Headlines Called the Economist Milei Editorial an Attack. It Told Him to Go Further, Not Turn Back.

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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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Chile Denies Argentina’s Claim of Joint Patrols in the Magellan Strait

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Colombia Promised a Universities Protocol for Sending Police Onto Campus. The Rule It Would Replace Does Not Exist in Writing.

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September 14, 2026 · 7 min read

Market Snapshot

September 14, 2026 — 18:51 BRT
IBOV
185,566.32
-0.88%
IPSA
11,290.46
+0.62%
IPC MEX
63,924.77
-0.28%
MERVAL
3,088,970
-0.32%
COLCAP
2,597.12
+0.29%
BVL PERÚ
59,184.75
-0.78%
USD/BRL
5.16
+0.01%
USD/MXN
17.06
-0.24%
USD/CLP
913.98
+0.04%
USD/COP
3,140
+0.03%
USD/PEN
3.36
-0.66%
USD/ARS
1,493
+0.10%
USD/UYU
40.27
+1.24%
USD/PYG
5,939
+1.68%
USD/BOB
11.64
-0.76%
USD/DOP
58.34
+1.25%

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September 14, 2026 · 8 min read
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September 14, 2026 · 7 min read
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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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Chilean Reggae Founders Reunite With Their Original Singer in Guadalajara

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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026

Africa Intelligence Brief for 14 September 2026: Niger's junta leader replaces his armed forces chief weeks after a mutiny Russian troops helped defeat, a

September 14, 2026 · 10 min read

Market Snapshot

September 14, 2026 — 18:51 BRT
IBOV
185,566.32
-0.88%
IPSA
11,290.46
+0.62%
IPC MEX
63,924.77
-0.28%
MERVAL
3,088,970
-0.32%
COLCAP
2,597.12
+0.29%
BVL PERÚ
59,184.75
-0.78%
USD/BRL
5.16
+0.01%
USD/MXN
17.06
-0.24%
USD/CLP
913.98
+0.04%
USD/COP
3,140
+0.03%
USD/PEN
3.36
-0.66%
USD/ARS
1,493
+0.10%
USD/UYU
40.27
+1.24%
USD/PYG
5,939
+1.68%
USD/BOB
11.64
-0.76%
USD/DOP
58.34
+1.25%

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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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Ghana Weighs an Extra Tema Berth as Cement Costs Rise

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Nigeria says the Kano–Katsina railway is 80% complete for a December opening, while 3,252 enumerated landowners along the...

September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
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