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Vereador de Ibiporã (PR) é denunciado por racismo após...
Denúncia foi apresentada por um morador à Câmara Municipal, que aguarda parecer...
Paraguay Industrial Revolution Plan Maps New Zones
Key Points — Paraguay’s Industry Minister Marco Riquelme unveiled a four-layer national...
Nubank Colombia Rises to Fifth-Largest Bank in 18 Months
Key Points — David Vélez, founder of Nu Holdings, was named Colombia’s Entrepreneur...
Asia Intelligence Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
What Matters Today 1 Asian markets slide as Brent blasts past $100 — Nikkei −1.04%...
Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
What Matters Today 1 Stoxx 600 falls ~0.6% as Brent blasts past $100 — banks, healthcare,...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, March 12, 2026
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Indiana Nomma brings the official Mercedes Sosa tribute...
Africa Intelligence Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
What Matters Today 1 SA Minister Lamola warns SADC that food inflation and Gulf...
Argentina Nuclear Industry Courts U.S. Investment at New...
Key Points — Argentina pitched its nuclear sector to more than 50 U.S. companies...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Thursday, March 12,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Sol Pellegrini celebrates Gonzaguinha’s 80th at...
$100k cash grant distribution to begin next week
Kaieteur News – Distribution of the $100,000 National Cash Grant for citizens aged...
Sarau Jaca de Poesia acontece no Museu de Arte Contemporânea...
Evento integra a programação de abertura da exposição “MetaReciclarte – Na Poética...
Ratinho faz declarações transfóbicas em seu programa após...
Deputada afirma que já acionou a Justiça contra o apresentador
Miner beaten to death, two injured at Siparuni River camp
Kaieteur News – Thirty-two-year-old Rowell La Cruz called “Kabaloo” a miner of Warapoka...
Uber é condenada a pagar indenização a mãe de santo após...
Apesar da condenação da empresa, motorista envolvido no caso foi inocentado em processo...
Probe launched after claims water dumped at Haags Bosch...
Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has launched...
FBI Opens First Ecuador Office Amid Security Crisis
Key Points — The United States opened its first permanent FBI office in Ecuador...
Colombia Inflation Dips but Core Pressures Intensify
Key Points — Colombia’s annual inflation fell to 5.29% in February from 5.35% in...
Brazil Cocoa Expansion Stalls as Prices Crash 70%
Key Points — Brazilian farmers have halted new cocoa planting projects after prices...
Mexico and Colombia Lead OECD in Labor Informality
Key Points — Mexico and Colombia register the highest informal employment rates...
Mercosur EU Trade Deal Moves to Provisional Application
Key Points — Mercosur activated the mechanism for provisional application of its...
Brazil Household Debt Hits Record 80% as Rate Trap Bites
Key Points — A record 80.2% of Brazilian families reported carrying debt in February...
Chile Immigration Policy Hardens as Kast Takes Power
Key Points — José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday and...
Brazil Foreign Policy on Iran Splits 2026 Election
Key Points — Brazil’s Itamaraty condemned the late-February U.S. and Israeli strikes...
Brazil External Debt Hits Record $397B, Squeezing Reserves
Key Points — Brazil’s external debt reached $397.5 billion in January — a record...
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, March 12, 2026
The World Baseball Classic’s pool stage ended Wednesday with LATAM heartbreak and...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Thursday, March 12, 2026. The MASP’s Histórias...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily guide for Thursday, March 12, 2026. Carmen...
Brazil’s Vibra EBITDA Doubles as Fuel Margins Recover
3 Key Points —Adjusted EBITDA doubled year-on-year to R$2.62 billion ($507M) in...
Brazil’s Brava Energia Misses Consensus Despite Recovery
3 Key Points —The net loss narrowed to R$588 million ($114M) from R$1.03 billion...
Brazil’s Lavvi Profit Falls 13% as Launch Pipeline Shifts
3 Key Points —Net income declined 13% to approximately R$105 million ($20.3M) in...
Brazil’s Yduqs Beats EBITDA Estimates Despite Profit Dip
3 Key Points —Adjusted net income slipped 2.5% year-on-year to R$60.2 million ($11.6M)...
Brazil’s Cogna Posts R$220M Profit Amid One-Off Noise
3 Key Points —Net income of R$220 million ($42.6M) in 4Q25 looks like a steep decline...
Brazil’s Espaçolaser Returns to Profit in Q4 Turnaround
3 Key Points —Adjusted net income reached R$13.2 million ($2.6M) in 4Q25, a 49.6%...
Brazil’s SLC Agrícola Posts Q4 Loss But Annual Profit Rises
3 Key Points —The net loss widened 37.9% to R$71 million ($13.7M) in 4Q25, driven...
Merval Index Today Surges 2.61% as Argentina Bucks Selloff
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Wednesday, March 12, 2026 · Covering the...
Chile Stock Market IPSA Today Falls 0.94% on Oil Anxiety
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Chile Wednesday, March 12, 2026 · Covering the session...
Mexico Stock Market IPC Today Gains 0.24% Despite Oil Shock
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Wednesday, March 12, 2026 · Covering the session...
COLCAP Edges Up 0.12% as Colombia’s Post-Election Rally...
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Wednesday, March 12, 2026 · Covering the...
Bitcoin Slips to $69,801 While Strategy Buys $1.28B
BTC / Crypto Daily Report · March 12, 2026 · Covering March 11 Session Bitcoin (BTC)...
Ibovespa Edges Higher as Petrobras Rides $92 Brent Surge
B3 / Ibovespa Daily Report · March 12, 2026 · Covering March 11 Session Ibovespa...
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Mexico’s Inflation Breaches Banxico’s 4% Ceiling as Oil Shock Constrains Rate Path;...
Brazil’s Morning Call for Thursday, March 12, 2026
TODAY’S FOCUS IPCA Day This is part of The Rio Times’ daily Brazil Financial Morning...
Global Economy Briefing — March 12, 2026
Today’s global economic outlook today in this March 12, 2026 briefing covers US...
BBC panel puts Govt. on the spot
…as Guyana, Cuba relations questioned (Kaieteur News) – Questions on Guyana’s foreign...
Iran tells world to get ready for oil at US$200 a barrel
…as it fires on merchant ships DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 11 (Reuters) – Iran said the...
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin to launch in Guyana...
(Kaieteur News) – International pop icon Rihanna’s globally recognised beauty brands,...
Family to proceed with second autopsy of murdered tourist...
(Kaieteur News) – The family of popular tourist guide, Leon Baird called ‘Rasta’...
Americas lead the way on food warning labels
— but new PAHO report says stronger policies are still needed (Kaieteur News) – A...
Pugnacious Lyght powers Headquarters to 7-wicket victory...
2026 Commissioner of Police T20 Cut Round 1… Kaieteur Sports – A scorching half-century...
Brazil Import Export Rules: A Comprehensive 2026 Business...
The "Custo Brasil" adds R$1.7 trillion (~$304 billion) in annual costs to the national...
Bienal Black Brazil Art abre inscrições gratuitas para...
Evento receberá trabalhos de diferentes linguagens artísticas de todo o país. Mostra...
Teen mom survives brutal stabbing; discharged from hospital
…child-father remains at large Kaieteur News – Two weeks after surviving a brutal...
Homônima de Maria da Penha morre com sinais de agressão...
Mulher de 38 anos foi encontrada inconsciente dentro de casa, com hematomas e sangramento;...
Justiça baiana acata liminar contra uso da Bíblia nas escolas...
Decisão julga a inconstitucionalidade da lei sancionada pelo prefeito Bruno Reis...
Europe Intelligence Brief — March 11, 2026
What Matters Today 1 European governments rush to contain energy and food prices...
Bolivia Economic Reform Delivers Fragile Calm by Decree
Key Points — President Rodrigo Paz’s elimination of fuel subsidies — a $2 billion...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — March 11, 2026
What Matters Today 1 US February CPI holds at 2.4% — in line with expectations;...
Paraguay Space Program Gets $24M Japanese Boost
Key Points — Japan has granted Paraguay $24 million in non-repayable funds to build...
Uruguay China Trade Alliance Deepens as U.S. Ties Cool
Key Points — President Yamandú Orsi led a 150-person delegation to Beijing in February,...
Latin America Tourism Investment Surges at SAHIC Rio
Key Points — The 20th edition of SAHIC, Latin America’s premier hospitality investment...
Brazil Fintech Regulation: Central Bank Shuts Dank Bank
Key Points — Brazil’s Central Bank ordered the extrajudicial liquidation of Dank...
Brazil’s Smart Fit Posts Record Expansion With 2,084 Gyms
3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 19% year-on-year to R$235 million ($45M)...
Africa Intelligence Brief — March 11, 2026
What Matters Today 1 Ghana’s sliding-scale gold royalty is now law — 12% bracket...
Asia Intelligence Brief — March 11, 2026
What Matters Today 1 IEA approves record 400 million barrel emergency oil release...
Senado votará projeto de lei que prevê a inclusão da misoginia...
Projeto que equipara a misoginia a crime de discriminação retorna ao debate no Senado...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Mônica Salmaso joins Ayrton Montarroyos at Casa de...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 11,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Yumi Park brings samba jazz to Blue Note Rio · Bip...
Ex-goleiro Bruno é considerado foragido pela Justiça do...
Condenado pelo homicídio de Eliza Samudio, ex-atleta deve retornar ao regime semiaberto
COA dismisses Bartica Massacre appeals
…two surviving convicts resentenced to life Kaieteur News – The Guyana Court of...
Teen mom stabbed more than 25 times discharged from hospital
Kaieteur News – Two weeks after surviving a brutal knife attack that left her with...
Boy, 10, takes father’s gun to school
…Police called in Kaieteur News – A 10-year-old child from a Primary School in Georgetown...
Nordeste lidera registros de violência doméstica, e as...
Sequência de pesquisas divulgadas em março mostra crise profunda na garantia de...
Idoso é preso sob suspeita de estuprar adolescente com...
O homem de 74 anos teria utilizado um aplicativo de mensagens para solicitar o envio...
Mulheres do MST realizam ocupações em Goiás e São Paulo...
Ações buscam denunciar a paralisação da reforma agrária e o avanço de políticas...