Brazil Stocks Slip 0.51% as Real Gains 1%
Brazil's Ibovespa fell 0.51% to 175,710 on Oct 27 after Monday's crash, while the real gained about 1%. Movers, producer prices and what to watch.
El Salvador Poll Finds 86% Back Haiti Rescue
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Mexico Trucker Traxión Profit Falls 90%
Traxión, a Mexican trucking and logistics group, saw third-quarter profit fall 90% to about US$0.6 million as fuel...
Jamaica Says 1 of 22 US Deportees Has Left
Jamaica says one of 22 non-Jamaicans sent by the US has left and another wants to stay, testing...
Brazil Court Chief Closes 3 Fake News Probes
Brazil's chief justice closed three probes tied to its fake news inquiry, including one into Eduardo Bolsonaro, already...
Walmart Mexico (Walmex) Profit Falls 6.1%
Walmex, Walmart's Mexican arm, earned US$590 million in the third quarter, down 6.1%, as taxes and costs rose...
Brazil Buys Back US$5.9B of Bonds in 2 Days
Brazil's Treasury bought back about US$3.1 billion of inflation-linked bonds on Tuesday, US$5.9 billion in two days, to...
Costa Rica Arrests Suspect in US Man’s Death
Costa Rica's judicial police arrested a 22-year-old woman on 27 October as the main suspect in the killing...
Trump Cites Brazil in Texas Vote-Rigging Jab
Trump told a Texas rally Brazil is doing a pretty good job also while attacking US Democrats over...
Whirlpool Takes US$54M Hit on Brazil Client
Whirlpool booked a US$54 million charge for Brazil retailer Casas Bahia's bankruptcy reorganization, and its Latin America profit...
Brazil Factory Prices Jump 4.34% in a Year
Brazil factory prices rose 1.54% in September and 4.34% over 12 months, up from 2.50%, as oil and...
Brazil Fines Petrobras Ex Director US$3M
Brazil's securities regulator fined ex Petrobras director Nestor Cerveró US$3 million and banned him for 15 years over...
Rio Police Video Misses All 122 Raid Deaths
Human Rights Watch says 4,400 hours of Rio police body-camera video show none of the 122 deaths in...
Chile Central Bank Holds Rate at 4.5%
Chile's central bank held its key rate at 4.5% on 27 October and warned that inflation risks have...
Chile Tests Primera B Disaffiliation Rules
How Chile's football body can expel a Primera B club, who decides, how appeals work and what the Melipilla precedents say about San Marcos de Arica.
Georgia Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
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Slovenia Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Slovenia's Janez Janša governs with 43 of 90 seats after losing a referendum on 11 October. See who...
São Paulo Daily Brief
Your São Paulo daily brief for Wednesday, October 28, 2026: weather call, cultural picks, coffee, transport, and tonight's...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio Daily Brief Wed 28: CCBB free exhibitions, beach weather and what moved markets. Your verified guide to...
What to Do in Tulum in November 2026
Tulum in November 2026: Day of the Dead events on 1 November, Stavroz live at Papaya Playa Project...
Peru and the United States, Relations Explained
Peru US relations in October 2026: a new 12.5% US tariff, major non-NATO ally status, visas, US companies,...
Argentina and the United States, Relations Explained
Argentina US relations in October 2026: the trade deal, the 10% tariff, visas, investment, minerals and security, explained...
Colombia and the United States, Relations Explained
Colombia US relations explained: a 12.5% US tariff, a drug-policy failure label, Petro sanctions and a reset under...
Nicaragua Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Nicaragua culture in October 2026: Rubén Darío, Ramírez, Belli, Cardenal, the Mejía Godoy brothers, UNESCO traditions and baseball,...
Chile and the United States, Relations Explained
Chile US relations in October 2026: a 12.5% US tariff, copper and lithium talks, security ties, visa-free travel...
Mexico and the United States, Relations Explained
Mexico US relations in October 2026: tariffs, the USMCA review, cartels and security, remittances and what changes for...
Dominican Republic and the United States, Relations Explained
Dominican Republic US relations in October 2026: the 12.5% tariff, CAFTA-DR, security ties, deportations, visas, investment and the...
The Venezuela Diaspora in the United States Explained
Venezuela diaspora in the United States, October 2026: 1.2 million people, where they live, ended TPS and parole,...
Ethiopian Airlines Nacala Route Opens 27 Oct
Ethiopian Airlines Nacala flights begin Tuesday 27 October 2026, three a week via Blantyre, after President Chapo's diplomacy with Addis Ababa.
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Guinea’s Bel Air Mining Cuts Jobs on 27 Oct
Bel Air Mining cuts jobs at its Guinea bauxite operation, announced on 27 October 2026, with no figure...
Somalia Budget Falls 9% to US$1.26 Billion
The Somalia budget for 2027 stands at US$1.26 billion after cabinet approval on Tuesday 27 October, about 9%...
Burkina Faso Seizes 2,310 Explosive Sticks
Burkina Faso seizes explosive sticks: customs took 2,310 sticks and 7,500 detonators in two cases and arrested three...
Uvira Rebel Advance Denied by Congo, 27 Oct
The Uvira rebel advance claimed by the FRN is denied by Congo's army and governor. Fighting is confirmed...
Mauritania Party Urges 30-Month Transition
A Mauritania party wants a 30-month transition under President Ghazouani as a third-term row builds, with sit-ins and...
Ghana’s NACOC Forensic Laboratory Explained
Spain gave Ghana's drug agency US$334,500 for its first forensic laboratory. What NACOC is, who tests seized drugs...
US$205B US Agency Eyes Mozambique Graphite
A US development agency with a US$205 billion cap is weighing a 20% stake in the owner of...
Uganda Energy Dollar Demand Hits US$620M
Uganda energy dollar demand reached US$620 million in three months, the finance minister told Parliament, as the shilling...
Ghana’s NACOC Faces 3.9 Tonnes Cocaine Test
Ghana's drug agency NACOC is under fire over arrests in the 3.9 tonnes cocaine case, and a 5...
Egypt Renewable Energy Goal Review 27 Oct
Egypt renewable energy goal: President Al-Sisi reviewed progress on 27 October toward a 45% power share by 2028,...
Gabon Defence Budget Falls US$59 Million
Gabon defence budget falls 11.3 percent to US$463 million in the 2027 draft, with equipment cut sharply while...
UN Warns of South Sudan Coup Before 22 Dec
A South Sudan coup by constitutional means is under way, a UN rights commission told the General Assembly...
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