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Coca-Cola Pledges $5.2 Billion for Brazil by 2030

Coca-Cola Pledges $5.2 Billion for Brazil by 2030

  Key Points — Coca-Cola will invest R$30 billion ($5.2 billion) in Brazil through...

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Brazil’s M. Dias Branco Profit Falls 10% on Cost Squeeze

Brazil’s M. Dias Branco Profit Falls 10% on Cost Squeeze

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M)...

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Brazil’s Localiza Profit Rises 12% as Fleet Strategy Pays

Brazil’s Localiza Profit Rises 12% as Fleet Strategy Pays

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M)...

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São Paulo Daily Brief for Friday, February 27, 2026

São Paulo Daily Brief for Friday, February 27, 2026

Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Friday, February 27, 2026 — the weekend...

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Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Friday, February 27, 2026

Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Friday, February 27, 2026

Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Friday, February 27, 2026 — a day...

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Vale Restructures as Strong Output Masks Huge Losses

Vale Restructures as Strong Output Masks Huge Losses

Key Points — Vale’s board approved a R$500 million ($87 million) capital increase...

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Chile’s IPSA Snaps 4-Day Win Streak at 11050 as Nvidia Selloff Lifts Dollar to CLP 867

Chile’s IPSA Snaps 4-Day Win Streak at 11050 as Nvidia...

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Chile Published February 27, 2026 · Covering the...

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Brazil’s Axia Energia Profit Surges 141% on Tax Gains

Brazil’s Axia Energia Profit Surges 141% on Tax Gains

Brazil’s B3 Beats Estimates With R$1.5B Quarterly Profit Three Key Takeaways from...

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Brazil’s B3 Beats Estimates With R$1.5B Quarterly Profit

Brazil’s B3 Beats Estimates With R$1.5B Quarterly Profit

3 Key Points —Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M)...

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Colombia’s COLCAP Crashes 4.1% in Worst Day Since 2024 as Cepeda Poll Sparks Panic

Colombia’s COLCAP Crashes 4.1% in Worst Day Since 2024...

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Published February 27, 2026 · Covering the...

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Argentina’s Merval Sinks 1.6% to 3-Month Low as Banks Crash Up to 7%

Argentina’s Merval Sinks 1.6% to 3-Month Low as Banks Crash...

  Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Published February 27, 2026 · Covering...

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Mexico’s IPC Hits 71,390 Near Record as SCOTUS Shields T-MEC Trade

Mexico’s IPC Hits 71,390 Near Record as SCOTUS Shields...

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Published February 27, 2026 · Covering the...

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USD/BRL Snaps 5-Day Streak at R$5.14 on Iran, Ptax

USD/BRL Snaps 5-Day Streak at R$5.14 on Iran, Ptax

USD/BRL Daily Report · February 27, 2026 · Covering February 26 Session USD/BRL...

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Bitcoin Holds $68K as Short Squeeze Meets Nvidia Drag

Bitcoin Holds $68K as Short Squeeze Meets Nvidia Drag

BTC/USD Daily Report · February 27, 2026 · Covering February 26 Session BTC/USD...

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Ibovespa Holds 191K as Nvidia Selloff Tests B3 Rally

Ibovespa Holds 191K as Nvidia Selloff Tests B3 Rally

  B3 / Ibovespa Daily Report · February 27, 2026 · Covering February 26 Session...

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Global Economy Briefing — Friday, February 27, 2026

Global Economy Briefing — Friday, February 27, 2026

  The Big Three 1 Nvidia dropped 5.5% in a brutal sell-the-news reaction despite...

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Brazil’s Morning Call for Friday, February 27, 2026

Brazil’s Morning Call for Friday, February 27, 2026

TODAY’S FOCUS The Big Picture February’s final session arrives with the Ibovespa...

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Latin American Pulse for Friday, February 27, 2026

Latin American Pulse for Friday, February 27, 2026

Argentina’s Senate Votes on Historic Labor Reform as Uruguay and Argentina Ratify...

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Pilot grounded after runway overrun

Pilot grounded after runway overrun

…as GCCA probes aircraft incidents at Matthews Ridge airstrip   (Kaieteur News)...

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Man, 70 jumps to death at GPHC

Man, 70 jumps to death at GPHC

(Kaieteur News) – A 70-year-old man on Thursday afternoon ended his life by jumping...

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South Africa close in on T20 World Cup semis with nine-wicket win over West Indies

South Africa close in on T20 World Cup semis with nine-wicket...

(Reuters) – South Africa are on the verge of securing their place in the semi-finals...

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Participação policial na violência armada em Salvador (BA) e RMS bate recorde em 2025

Participação policial na violência armada em Salvador (BA)...

Dados mostram alta letalidade, aumento de chacinas e impacto direto sobre bairros...

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Seven Brazilian Hospitals Rank Among the World’s Best

Seven Brazilian Hospitals Rank Among the World’s Best

Key Points — Seven Brazilian hospitals made Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026...

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Uruguay Is the First Country to Ratify the EU-Mercosur Deal

Uruguay Is the First Country to Ratify the EU-Mercosur...

Key Points — Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies approved the EU-Mercosur agreement 91...

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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February...

  What matters today 1 Vance–Oz freeze $259M in Minnesota Medicaid — Trump’s “war...

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Peru Has 36 Presidential Candidates and No Clear Favorite

Peru Has 36 Presidential Candidates and No Clear Favorite

Key Points — With 36 candidates running for president and elections on April 12,...

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Kast Names a Chaplain for Chile’s Presidential Palace

Kast Names a Chaplain for Chile’s Presidential Palace

  Key Points — Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast has appointed Father Mariano...

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Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

  What matters today 1 Russia launches 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight...

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Mexico’s Bimbo Hits Record Revenue but Profit Drops 8%

Mexico’s Bimbo Hits Record Revenue but Profit Drops 8%

  Mexico’s Bimbo Profit Falls 8% Despite Record Sales Three Key Takeaways from Grupo...

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Colombia’s Debt Hits 65% of GDP as Borrowing Costs Soar

Colombia’s Debt Hits 65% of GDP as Borrowing Costs Soar

  Key Points — Colombia’s gross government debt reached 1,206 trillion pesos ($290...

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Ecuador and Colombia’s Trade War Keeps Getting Worse

Ecuador and Colombia’s Trade War Keeps Getting Worse

  Key Points — Ecuador will increase tariffs on Colombian imports from 30% to 50%...

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Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, February 26, 2026

Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, February 26, 2026

Daily Edition · Thursday, February 26, 2026 Covering Feb 24–26 What matters today...

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Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Thursday, February 26,...

  The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Pós-Carnaval · Flamengo host Lanús at the Maracanã...

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Venezuela’s Opposition Is Free to Speak, Not Free to Lead

Venezuela’s Opposition Is Free to Speak, Not Free to Lead

Key Points — Nearly two months after the U.S. captured Maduro, Venezuela’s opposition...

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Venezuela Swaps Prosecutors but Not the Persecution

Venezuela Swaps Prosecutors but Not the Persecution

Key Points — Venezuela’s attorney general Tarek William Saab resigned after eight...

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Palmeiras Stays Top as Ancelotti Scouts the Brasileirão

Palmeiras Stays Top as Ancelotti Scouts the Brasileirão

Key Points — Palmeiras beat Fluminense 2-1 with goals from Vitor Roque and Allan...

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Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Estudiantes climbed to the top of Zona A with an authoritative 2–0 win at Newell’s...

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Colombia’s Petro Uses Flood Emergency to Revive Land Seizure Powers

Colombia’s Petro Uses Flood Emergency to Revive Land Seizure...

Key Points — A new decree under Colombia’s flood emergency authorizes the National...

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Chinese Hackers Targeted Brazil’s Telecoms for Years

Chinese Hackers Targeted Brazil’s Telecoms for Years

Key Points — Google says a Chinese state-linked hacking group breached telecoms...

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Brazil’s Engie Profit Falls 33% as Financial Costs Surge

Brazil’s Engie Profit Falls 33% as Financial Costs Surge

3 Key Points —Adjusted net income fell 31.4% year-on-year to R$727 million (~$140M)...

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Brazil Eyes New Tax on Bonds That Fund Homes and Farms

Brazil Eyes New Tax on Bonds That Fund Homes and Farms

Key Points — The Lula government is studying an IOF financial transactions tax on...

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Banco Master Is Cracking Open Brazil’s Power Alliances

Banco Master Is Cracking Open Brazil’s Power Alliances

Key Points — Brazil’s biggest banking fraud in decades is exposing financial ties...

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Brazil Convicts Masterminds of Marielle Franco’s Murder

Brazil Convicts Masterminds of Marielle Franco’s Murder

Key Points — Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously convicted brothers Domingos and...

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Cuba Kills Four on Florida Speedboat in Disputed Shootout

Cuba Kills Four on Florida Speedboat in Disputed Shootout

Key Points — Cuban border guards killed four people and wounded six others aboard...

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São Paulo Daily Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

São Paulo Daily Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026 — a strong...

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Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026 — a rare...

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Brazil’s Kepler Weber Grows Profit 29% Despite Revenue Drop

Brazil’s Kepler Weber Grows Profit 29% Despite Revenue...

3 Key Points —Net income rose 28.5% year-on-year to R$64.8 million ($12.6M) in Q4...

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IPC Creeps to 71,144 as Grupo México Lifts BMV Near Record

IPC Creeps to 71,144 as Grupo México Lifts BMV Near Record

  Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Thursday, February 26, 2026 • Covering Wednesday’s...

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Chile’s IPSA Rallies to 11,133 as SQM Lithium Surge Leads Gains

Chile’s IPSA Rallies to 11,133 as SQM Lithium Surge Leads...

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Chile Thursday, February 26, 2026 • Covering Wednesday’s...

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Argentina’s Merval Slips to 2.80M as MercadoLibre Rout Weighs

Argentina’s Merval Slips to 2.80M as MercadoLibre Rout...

  Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Thursday, February 26, 2026 • Covering...

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Brazil Posts Record Tax Revenue as New Levies Kick In

Brazil Posts Record Tax Revenue as New Levies Kick In

Key Points — Federal tax revenue hit R$325.8 billion ($62.9 billion) in January...

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Gold Rebounds as JPMorgan Targets $6,300, Silver Stalls

Gold Rebounds as JPMorgan Targets $6,300, Silver Stalls

Gold & Silver Daily Report · February 26, 2026 · Covering February 25 Session Gold...

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Colombia’s COLCAP Steadies at 2,382 After Tuesday’s 3% Rout as Tariff Shock Fades

Colombia’s COLCAP Steadies at 2,382 After Tuesday’s 3%...

  Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Thursday, February 26, 2026 • Covering...

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Bitcoin Jumps 4.4% in Short Squeeze but $70K Test Looms

Bitcoin Jumps 4.4% in Short Squeeze but $70K Test Looms

Crypto / Bitcoin Daily Report · February 26, 2026 · Covering February 25 Session...

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Ibovespa Stalls After Touching 192K Intraday Record

Ibovespa Stalls After Touching 192K Intraday Record

  B3 / Ibovespa Daily Report · February 26, 2026 · Covering February 25 Session...

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BRL Hits 21-Month High as Carry Trade Crushes Dollar

BRL Hits 21-Month High as Carry Trade Crushes Dollar

  USD / BRL Daily Report · February 26, 2026 · Covering February 25 Session USD/BRL...

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Brazil’s Nubank Posts Record $895M Profit in Q4 2025

Brazil’s Nubank Posts Record $895M Profit in Q4 2025

3 Key Points — Net income reached a record $894.8 million in Q4 2025, up 50% year-on-year,...

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Global Economy Briefing — February 26, 2026

Global Economy Briefing — February 26, 2026

Today’s global economy briefing for February 26, 2026 covers Nvidia smashing Q4...

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Brazil’s Morning Call for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Brazil’s Morning Call for Thursday, February 26, 2026

TODAY’S FOCUS The Big Picture Nvidia crushed Q4 earnings after the bell — $68.1...

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Latin American Pulse for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Latin American Pulse for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Brazil’s Lower House Approves EU-Mercosur After 25 Years; Ecuador Locks In Zero...

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Pres. Ali to meet with Trump next week

Pres. Ali to meet with Trump next week

…Caribbean challenges, regional security on agenda (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan...

4 killed as Cuban forces open fire on U.S. registered boat

4 killed as Cuban forces open fire on U.S. registered boat

…6 others wounded after vessel illegally entered Cuban territorial waters (NBC NEWS)...

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Pres. Ali defends direct pay for Cuban medics

Pres. Ali defends direct pay for Cuban medics

…says move fully legal (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday firmly...

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U.S. to help Trinidad find partner to restart oil refinery

U.S. to help Trinidad find partner to restart oil refinery

…Pres. Ali signals Guyana’s openness to collaboration (Kaieteur News) – The United...

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Proteas looking to spoil Windies historic run

Proteas looking to spoil Windies historic run

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 8s… South Africa vs. West Indies  By Clifton...

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Govt. insists oil reserves stuck at 11 billion barrels

Govt. insists oil reserves stuck at 11 billion barrels

…as ExxonMobil tells shareholders about growth (Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Corporation’s...

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Oil and trust

Oil and trust

(Kaieteur News) – Senior personnel from ExxonMobil have long insisted that the company...

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Irmãos Brazão e outros três réus são condenados pelo assassinato de Marielle Franco e Anderson Gomes

Irmãos Brazão e outros três réus são condenados pelo assassinato...

Primeira Turma do STF fixa penas superiores a 70 anos de prisão e reconhece a motivação...

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CORENTYNE MAN ENDS LIFE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MURDER WIFE

CORENTYNE MAN ENDS LIFE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MURDER WIFE

Kaieteur News – On Wednesday, Chandra ‘Stephanie’ Singh, 21, still reeling from...

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Flávio Bolsonaro Catches Lula in Brazil 2026 Poll

Flávio Bolsonaro Catches Lula in Brazil 2026 Poll

Key Points — Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Lula are tied at 46.3% vs 46.2%...

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São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Pós-Carnaval · Ellen Oléria takes the Casa de...

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Teen mother, 15, fights for life after stabbed 25 times by man

Teen mother, 15, fights for life after stabbed 25 times...

Kaieteur News – A 15-year-old girl is battling for her life in the Intensive Care...

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Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February...

The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Pós-Carnaval · Luana Mallet debuts at Blue Note,...

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Why the Caribbean Is Betting Big on Tourists Over 50

Why the Caribbean Is Betting Big on Tourists Over 50

Key Points — Travelers over 50 now spend $30 billion a year on Caribbean tourism,...

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Mexico’s Steel Output Falls as Chinese Imports Rise

Mexico’s Steel Output Falls as Chinese Imports Rise

Key Points — Mexican steel production fell 8.5% in the first 11 months of 2025 to...

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