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The three fronts of the regulation of gambling and betting in Brazil
By Filipe Senna Goepfert*
The scenario of regulation of games and bets in Brazil has never been so heated and prosperous as in 2023.
The federal...
Steve Bannon sees a strengthened right wing and defends Eduardo Bolsonaro as his father’s successor
Former chief strategist for Donald Trump's government in the United States, ideologue Steve Bannon sees that Jair Bolsonaro's return to Brazil, scheduled for this...
Brazil: the concession contract for Congonhas Airport has been signed
Spanish company Aena, responsible for winning the concession of Congonhas Airport in São Paulo and ten other Brazilian airports, signed the contract on Tuesday,...
Opposition asks for the opening of a parliamentary inquiry to investigate criminal organizations in Brazil
Federal Congressmen Coronel Meire (PL-PE), Delegado Ramagem (PL-RJ), Deltan Dallagnol (Podemos-PR), and Senators Styvenson Valentim (Podemos-RN), Hamilton Mourão (Republicans-RS) and Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE) will...
Brazilian Navy kills KC-2 project 12 years later and without receiving any aircraft
By Roberto Caiafa
After 12 years of announcements, pauses, delays, cancellations, new announcements, and more breaks, the unfulfilled career of the KC-2 Trader COD aircraft...
Brazil: Damares Alves sees herself as a right-wing alternative in 2026 if Bolsonaro becomes ineligible
Former minister and current senator for the Federal District Damares Alves (Republicans) says she can be the right-wing alternative in the 2026 presidential election...
The largest favela in Brazil is now located in Brasília and not in Rio or São Paulo
Brazilians were surprised when the government announced that the country's largest "favela" (slum) is located in the capital Brasilia, just 35 kilometers from the...
Why did Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, visit Uruguay?
By Juan Pablo Álvarez
With discretion and, as they say in the Rio de la Plata, without raising the partridge, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma was...
Succession, the challenge for Latin America’s big business families
By Blake Schmidt
Agustín Coppel Gómez was born into one of Mexico's biggest retail fortunes, but he is not alone.
He and his three brothers are...
Peru: the railway to Machu Picchu remains blocked due to torrential rains
The train track linking the Peruvian city of Cusco (south) with the district of Machu Picchu, the site of the Inca citadel of the...
A small nuclear reactor provides a glimpse into the future of Colombia’s energy transition
By Camilo Amaya
The IAN-R1 is in Bogota, in a neuralgic part of the city.
Few people know about this reactor, which is used for research...
Maduro says the China-Venezuela relationship is at its best level ever
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stressed this March 27 that the relationship between China and his country is at the highest level of trust and...
Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano emits 2,000 meters-high cloud of gas and ash
The Cotopaxi volcano in the Ecuadorian province of the same name in the north of the country emits a column of gas and ash...
São Paulo City Hall will spend US$1.96 million to organize ‘Metaverse Cultural Turn’
São Paulo City Hall announced last Wednesday (22) the realization of the "Virada Cultural do Metaverso - 2023" (Metaverse Cultural Turn) between May 27...