Lula’s Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro Has Halved in Five Weeks
Brazil election polls have tightened sharply: Datafolha now puts Lula six points ahead of Flavio Bolsonaro, against twelve in mid-July.
Datafolha Presidential Polls Split Brazil by Region
Flávio Bolsonaro Security Plan for Brazil Copies Bukele
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Bolsonaro Barred From Voting in Brazil’s October Election
Bolsonaro barred from voting in Brazil's October election after STF suspends his political rights. TSE confirms the restriction...
Guyana’s Oil Output Fell for Four Months. The Fix Just Arrived
Guyana oil production fell four months running to 869,000 barrels a day in June. The vessel meant to...
US Envoy Flags Vaca Muerta Espionage Risk in Argentina
US envoy Peter Lamelas flags a Vaca Muerta espionage risk from Chinese tech, naming Huawei and others. The...
Brazil Fiscal Target Met Only Through Legal Carve-Outs
Brazil fiscal target for 2026 will be met via legal carve-outs, but the underlying deficit is double last...
Nicaragua Constitutional Reform Would Void Foreign Laws
Nicaragua constitutional reform would void foreign laws after a first legislative vote, but it still needs a second...
Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction: One Bank, One City So Far
Colombia earthquake reconstruction faces a 30 trillion-peso bill, but only Bancolombia and Manizales offer concrete help so far....
What Canada’s 50% Tariffs Mean for the Mexico USMCA Review
Mexico USMCA review: Ebrard expects similar terms to Canada, but US-Canada talks collapsed and 50% tariffs took effect....
Brazil’s New Sales Taxes Are Now in Every Invoice
Brazil tax reform went live on 3 August: every goods invoice now carries the new IBS and CBS...
Brazil Cut Income Tax and Taxed Dividends: What Expats Owe
Brazil taxes for foreigners changed twice in 2026: the tax on low monthly earnings was cancelled, and dividends are taxed for the first time since 1996.
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — August 23, 2026
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LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Sunday, August 23, 2026
Your LatAm expat nomad daily guide for Sunday, August 23: the Colombian peso at a seven-year high, Argentine...
What’s On in Latin America: The Week Ahead (August 24–30, 2026)
Your Latin America week ahead, August 24-30: free Mozart in La Plata, Aeroparque's 55-hour closure, Lima's transport strike...
Lula Promises Public Security Ministry at Rio Rally
Lula promises to create a Public Security Ministry at a Rio rally, but the plan depends on a...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 22, 2026
Sao Paulo nightlife tonight, Saturday 22 August 2026: Roberto Carlos at the Espaco Unimed, MPB4 at Blue Note,...
Latin America Sports Daily — August 23, 2026
Latin America sports daily for August 23, 2026: Racing host Boca in Avellaneda, a full Brasileirao round, Luz...
São Paulo Daily Brief — Saturday, August 22, 2026
Sao Paulo daily brief for Saturday, August 22, 2026: weather, transport, rodizio rules, culture and the city news...
Buenos Aires Has Its Own Cariló, and It Is Half an Hour Away
Parque Leloir is 640 hectares of planted forest in Ituzaingó, about 30 km west of Buenos Aires. Locals...
Quito Is Closing Out August With Free Food and Street Salsa
Two free Quito events run on Saturday 22 August. A neighbourhood food fair at Parque Italia, and street...
O Globo Just Named São Paulo’s Best Varied-Cuisine Restaurants
The Guia SP Gastronomia 2026 named its varied-cuisine picks for São Paulo on 21 August. Here are the...
Morat Are Playing Six Nights in Bogotá. Two Are Still to Come
Morat play six nights at Movistar Arena in Bogotá across two weekends. The last two shows are on...
Six Places in El Salvador Where the Night Actually Gets Going
El Salvador nightlife concentrates in a handful of districts in San Salvador plus two beach towns. Here is...
A García Márquez Novel Becomes a One-Man Show in Barranco
En los Tiempos del Cólera plays La Vermut Bar in Barranco, Lima, on Saturday 29 August at 6pm....
Africa Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Egypt built Tanzania's biggest dam, Chinese firms hold every airport package in Ethiopia, Nigerians drive Lagos.
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Eastern Congo’s Ceasefire Finally Gets Its First Inspectors
The first eastern Congo ceasefire inspection is due on Monday 24 August at Minembwe, four months after the...
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031...
South Africa Sells Zimbabwe Eight Times What It Buys Back
South Africa Zimbabwe trade was worth R81 billion in 2025, about US$4.6 billion, and Pretoria sells roughly eight...
Kenyan Banks Hold US$17 Billion of Their Own Government’s Debt
Kenya banks government debt holdings run to about KSh 2.2 trillion, or US$17 billion, which the World Bank...
Morocco Now Buys Almost All of France’s Arms Sales in North Africa
Morocco France arms exports hit 532.1 million euros in 2025, forty times the year before and almost the...
Morocco Votes on 23 September, and Candidates Register Online First
The Morocco election falls on 23 September 2026, with online candidacy filing opening at 8 am on 31...
Tanzania Paid US$2.8 Billion for Its Biggest Dam. Egypt Built It
The Julius Nyerere hydropower plant, 2,115 megawatts built by Egyptian contractors for Sh7.452 trillion, was inaugurated on 22...
Nine in Every Ten Naira Traded in Lagos Now Comes From Nigerians
Nigeria stock market domestic investors drove 89.21% of trading to July 2026, even as US$4 billion came off...
Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New
Ghana foreign direct investment hit US$2.62 billion in 2025, but 95.4% of the balance-of-payments inflow was reinvested earnings...
Dakar Has Opened a Start-Up Programme for Athletes and Sport Businesses
The Dakar sport economy incubator, IncubaSport, will train 500 project-holders and accelerate 50 businesses across the capital’s 19...
Most of Equity Group’s Lending Has Left Kenya. Most of Its Profit Has Not
Equity Group half-year profit rose 32% to KSh45.5 billion, US$351 million, as units outside Kenya passed half of...
Kenya Says Dangote Has Offered It a Tenth of the Lamu Refinery
A Dangote Lamu refinery stake of 10%, worth about US$500 million, has been offered to Kenya, with 30%...
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