Analysis
Argentina to Restart International Flights, Some Tourism After Ban
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina will resume commercial international flights from November and allow tourists to enter from bordering countries, the government said...
One Year on, Family of Murdered Amazon Land Defender Say Nothing has Changed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Illegal loggers are operating unchecked in Brazil’s Amazon as coronavirus rages despite government vows to act after an indigenous...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Fresh Covid Lockdown Measures are ‘Crazy’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime critic of stay-at-home measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday, October...
Brazilian Payments Firm “Conductor” Raises US$150 Million, Eyes U.S. Listing: CEO
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian payments firm Conductor has raised US$150 (R$855) million in a private funding round to expand its business in...
Walmart Chile Facing Supplier Suit Alleging Abuse of Market Dominance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An association of Chilean food suppliers has sued the local unit of U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc, alleging that...
59 Bodies Found in Clandestine Graves in Mexico’s Guanajuato State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The remains of 59 bodies have been discovered in clandestine graves in a region of central Mexico that has...
Removed Rio Governor Witzel: “The Republic Revolves Around Protecting Flávio Bolsonaro”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Removed from office since August 28th by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), on suspicion of corruption, Rio de...
US-sanctioned Iranian Plane Lands in Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An Iranian plane owned by a company sanctioned by the United States for allegedly shipping weapons to Syria landed...
Colombian Oil and Coal Production to Fall Over the Next Decade, Says Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s output of top exports oil and coal will fall by 16.9 percent and 28.4 percent respectively over the...
Brazil Mortgages Skyrocket 70 Percent in September, Breaking Record
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mortgage loans with resources from the Brazilian Savings and Loan System (SBPE) reached R$12.9 (US$2.29) billion in September, up...
Venezuelan Oil Transferred at new Ship-to-ship Spot in the Caribbean, Tanker Data Shows
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA this week began using a new location near La Borracha island in the Caribbean...
Brazil Soars to China’s No. 3 Crude Oil Supplier in September
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil jumped to China’s third-biggest crude oil supplier in September, import data showed on Sunday, as China’s independent refiners...
Colombia Joins Club of Countries with One Million Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia has a cumulative one million confirmed coronavirus cases as of Saturday, October 24th, becoming the second Latin American...
China’s September Soybean Imports from Brazil Soar 51 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China, the world’s top buyer of soybeans, brought in 7.25 million tonnes of the oilseed from Brazil in September,...