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South America
Brazil and South Korea Strike a Minerals-for-Technology...
Key Points — Presidents Lula and Lee Jae Myung signed ten memorandums of understanding...
Colombia’s Central Bank Posts Record $3.8B Profit in 2025
3 Key Points – Colombia’s Banco de la República posted COP 13.9 trillion ($3.8 billion)...
Europe Intelligence Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Covering Feb 21–23 What matters today 1 Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles strike...
São Paulo’s GRU Airport Retakes Latin America’s No. 1 Spot
Key Points — Guarulhos handled 47.2 million passengers in 2025, a record that leapfrogs...
Chinese Cars Conquer Chile as Asian Brands Hit 72% of Sales
Key Points — Asian automakers now account for 72% of new car sales in Chile, with...
Panama Seizes Canal Ports From Hutchison After Court Blow
Key Points — Panama’s Maritime Authority took formal control of the Balboa and Cristobal...
Mexico’s Economy Grew Just 0.8 Percent in 2025 — A Fourth...
Key Points — Mexico’s GDP grew 0.8 percent in 2025 — the fourth consecutive year...
Ecuador’s Dollar Reserves Hit an All-Time High — But the...
Key Points — Ecuador’s international reserves reached a record $11.86 billion in...
Brazil and Egypt Lead a Global Tourism Shakeup in 2025
Key Points — Global tourism hit 1.52 billion arrivals in 2025, up 4%, but the fastest...
Brazil and Colombia Pay Some of the Highest Borrowing Costs...
Key Points — Brazil pays a real interest rate of 8.7 percent on its 10-year sovereign...
Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Covering Feb 21–23 What matters today 1 Pakistan launches cross-border airstrikes...
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Weekend Edition · Monday, February 23, 2026 Covering Feb 21–23 What matters today...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, February 23, 2026
The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Pós-Carnaval · Bar Brahma keeps the samba alive...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Monday, February 23,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Pós-Carnaval · Pedra do Sal keeps the Monday samba...
Homens sofrem agressões e insultos homofóbicos após corrida...
As agressões aconteceram após os foliões retornarem do Carnaval. Ao fim do trajeto,...
Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, voice of justice and unity, passes...
Kaieteur News – Guyana today mourns the passing of Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, a towering...
The World’s Best Beach for 2026 Is a Tiny Island Off Mexico...
Key Points — Isla Pasión, a small island just ten minutes by boat from Cozumel in...
Peru’s New Interim President Summoned to Court Within 24...
Key Points — José María Balcázar, 83, who became Peru’s interim president on February...
OnlyFans Posted $7.2 Billion in Revenue — Latin America...
Key Points — Latin America now accounts for nearly 10 percent of OnlyFans’ global...
The Brazilian Town That Solved Overtourism Before It Started
Key Points — Bonito, a town of 23,000 in central-western Brazil, became the world’s...
J.P. Morgan Brings Active ETFs to Brazil Through the Back...
Key Points — J.P. Morgan Asset Management is launching BDRs of its flagship JEPI...
Cuba Seized American Assets in 1959 — Now the Supreme Court...
Key Points — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases Monday that could...
Brazil Leads Emerging World in Blockchain-Based Finance
Key Points — Issuance of tokenized real-world assets in Brazil hit R$ 1.5 billion...
22 People Own More Than Two Mexican States Combined
Key Points — Mexico’s 22 billionaires held a combined $219.3 billion in November...
Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, February 23, 2026
The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics closed in Verona on Sunday night — and the final...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Monday, February 23, 2026. The city...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Monday, February 23, 2026. The city returns...
Mexico on Lockdown After Cartel Chief’s Death Sparks Nationwide...
Key Points — “El Mencho,” founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and...
Trump Keeps Brazil in Tariff Crosshairs After Court Blow
Key Points — The U.S. Trade Representative confirmed it will continue Section 301...
São Paulo Bets Big on Innovation With New Tech Festival
Key Points — The São Paulo Innovation Week launches ticket sales Monday, with early-bird...
Neymar’s Santos Dumped From Paulistão by Last-Gasp Header
Key Points — Novorizontino beat Santos 2–1 in the Paulistão quarterfinals after...
Fonseca Wins First ATP Doubles Title at Rio Open
Key Points — João Fonseca, 19, and Marcelo Melo, 42, won the Rio Open doubles title...
Flávio Bolsonaro Lays Out an Eight-Point Platform for 2026
Key Points — Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading right-wing pre-candidate for Brazil’s...
Brazil Emerges as Biggest Winner From U.S. Tariff Reset
Key Points — Brazil stands to gain more than any other country from the shift to...
Brazil-India Rare Earths Pact Strengthens Lula’s Hand With...
Key Points — Brazil and India signed a cooperation agreement on critical minerals...
Mexico’s IPC Breaks Four-Session Skid as Supreme Court...
The Big Three 1Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs 6–3, unleashing...
Merval Snaps February Losing Streak as Reform Vote and...
The Big Three 1 Merval rises +1.2% to 2,873,248, ending a bruising February losing...
Gold Grinds Higher to $5,139 for Third Straight Gain as...
Gold Spot $5,138.70 +0.63% Silver Spot $85.888 +1.56% Gold/Silver Ratio 59.8:1...
Bitcoin Crashes to $64,258 as Weekend Sell-Off Triggers...
BTC/USD $65,920 −2.50% Fear & Greed 14 Extreme Fear • 4 wks BTC OI $19.5B from...
Brazil’s Morning Call for Monday, February 23, 2026
Today’s Focus The Big Picture: The Ibovespa closed above 190,000 for the first time...
Latin American Pulse for Monday, February 23, 2026
Mexican Army Kills CJNG Leader “El Mencho” in Jalisco Raid, Triggering Cartel Retaliation...
ExxonMobil hits highest daily production output in over...
…cites Guyana as major contributor Kaieteur News – United States oil major, Exxon...
Pensioner killed in West Bank Demerara stabbing; suspect...
Kaieteur News – A quiet Sunday evening at La Parfait Harmonie, West Coast Demerara,...
Essequibo carpenter fined $200k for DUI
Kaieteur News – A forty-one-year-old carpenter of Huis T’ Dieren, Essequibo Coast,...
E’bo construction worker fined $180k for traffic offences
Kaieteur News – Dwayne Stoby, a 38-year-old construction worker of Riverstown, Essequibo...
Multi-billion Heroes Highway crumbling two years after...
Kaieteur News – Sections of the Heroes Highway along the East Bank of Demerara are...
ExxonMobil hits highest daily production in over 40 years
…cites Guyana as major contributor Kaieteur News – United States oil major, Exxon...
Guyana, T&T exploring reopening of twin Island’s oil refinery
…Trini minister positions country as key energy partner Kaieteur News – The Government...
President Ali calls for 100% locally produced bottled water...
Kaieteur News – President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a bold push...
China Signal – Inside the Firewall, February 22, 2026
EDITORIAL NOTE: This briefing aggregates open-source intelligence from Chinese-language...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026. Rio...
Key Market Events for the Week of February 23–27, 2026
US PPI, Canada GDP, German Ifo & CPI, Mexico GDP & CPI, Bank of Korea, Brazil Mid-Month...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026. The Paulistão...
$468M Bartica Water Treatment Plant commissioned
…Pres. Ali wants all consumed water to be locally produced in 12 months (Kaieteur...
ExxonMobil eyeing new discovery at Goatfish-1 well
(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) is currently conducting exploration...
Trio nabbed with 10.9 kg of cocaine at Parika
(Kaieteur News) – Three persons were arrested on Friday after they were found...
Grey’s Anatomy Alum Eric Dane dies at 53
(Kaieteur News) – Eric Dane, the muscular actor best known as the charming and womanizing...
Elderly woman dies following bee attack at Success
(Kaieteur News) – A 77-year-old woman lost her life on Friday evening after being...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 21, 2026
The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Sábado das Campeãs · Bad Bunny Night 2, nine schools...
Brazil’s Azul Exits Chapter 11 With U.S. Rivals as Backers
Key Points — Azul, Brazil’s third-largest airline, completed its Chapter 11 restructuring...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 21,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Sábado das Campeãs · Viradouro closes the Sapucaí,...
How to Rent an Apartment in Brazil as a Foreigner (2026...
Finding an apartment in Brazil is completely open to foreigners — the Lei do Inquilinato...
Brazil Puts $800 Million Into Unclogging Its Airports
Key Points — Brazil announced R$4.64 billion ($800 million) in BNDES-financed upgrades...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026. Tonight...
Vale Bets India Is the Next China for Iron Ore
Key Points — Vale’s CEO said India mirrors China’s early-2000s industrial trajectory...
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Colombian football continued its strong continental showing Friday night as Deportes...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026. Tonight...
Silver Explodes 7.74% to $84.57 in Best Session Since January...
Gold Spot $5,106.73 +2.22% Silver Spot $84.571 +7.74% Gold/Silver Ratio 60.4:1 compressing...
USD/BRL Down 5.69% YTD to R$5.1766 as Tariff Invalidation...
USD/BRL R$5.1766 −0.99% DXY 97.80 −0.04% Selic 15.00% unchanged YTD Performance...
BTC Fails $68,000 Three Times as SCOTUS Tariff Catalyst...
BTC/USD $67,835 −0.23% Fear & Greed 7–11 Extreme Fear • 3 wks ETF AUM $94.0B from...
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, February 21, 2026
U.S. Sanctions Chilean Minister Over China Cable 18 Days Before Kast Takes Power;...
Ibovespa Breaks 190,000 for First Time as Supreme Court...
Ibovespa 190,534 +1.06% ATH USD/BRL R$5.1759 −0.98% DI Jan/28 12.54% −7bp Foreign...
Global Economy Briefing — February 21, 2026
Today’s global economy briefing for February 21, 2026 covers a landmark Supreme...
Guyana could surpass 1M barrels per day by year-end
…as Exxon announces early startup of 5th project (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s fifth...
Repeal U.S. oil embargo on Cuba – Fmr Caribbean leaders
…call on Int’l community to provide urgent humanitarian aid to avert crisis (Kaieteur...