Key Points — The UN’s CEPAL (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) released its updated Ecuador GDP forecast Monday April 27 — 2.4 percent for 2026, down sharply from 3.7... Read more »

A series of deadly attacks in Colombia’s southwest raised security concerns ahead of the country’s presidential election in May. Rebel groups have staged over two dozen attacks against civilians and military bases... Read more »

image:  33-month-old acacias in Manaus: ADEs result from the decomposition of organic matter and the use of fire by pre-Columbian populations and continue to be created by present-day peoples view more  Credit:... Read more »

The minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), authorized 19 elderly people convicted of the coup acts of January 8, 2023, including the Bolsonarist known as , to serve their sentence at home,... Read more »

The main events in the country, which generate billions in sales of agricultural machinery annually, have consolidated themselves in recent years as the territory of politicians linked to the right, a scenario... Read more »

Brazil’s National Monetary Council (CMN) defined on Friday (27) the scope of derivatives in Brazil’s prediction market, curbing companies that were positioning themselves to mediate contracts outside the financial realm. Real-pegged digital... Read more »

Pablo Castaño Before joining the Brazilian government as youth secretary, you had a long record of activism in the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem-Teto. At this moment, how do you see the struggle... Read more »

The water mark on Naira Santa Rita’s wall told the story before she could find the words for it. High and brown, like a scar, it was the line left by the... Read more »

Week Overview The most consequential week of the half-year. Seven central banks decide in a 72-hour window: the BoJ (Monday overnight, cons. hold 0.75%), the BoC (Wednesday 9:45 AM, cons. hold 2.25%),... Read more »