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South America
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...
Brasil registra recorde de mulheres resgatadas de trabalho...
Dados indicam maior identificação de casos envolvendo trabalhadoras; mulheres negras...
Lula’s Son Becomes His Biggest Campaign Liability
Key Points — Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha, is under investigation...
Venezuela Opens Its Gold and Rare Earths to U.S. Mining
Key Points — Venezuela’s National Assembly passed an initial vote on a new mining...
Chile Eyes 2.5% Growth but Risks Cloud the Horizon
Key Points — Chilean market analysts project 2.5% GDP growth for 2026 with inflation...
The Fight Over São Paulo’s “Times Square” Has Just Begun
Key Points — São Paulo has opened a public consultation on the “Boulevard São João,”...
Raízen Files Brazil’s Largest Extrajudicial Restructuring
Key Points — Raízen, the Shell-Cosan joint venture that operates 7,000 fuel stations...
Brazil’s “Billionaire Factory” Puts Seven Cousins on Forbes
Key Points — Seven grandchildren of WEG cofounder Werner Ricardo Voigt now appear...
Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Italy delivered the biggest upset of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, stunning a...
Brazil Faces Fertilizer Crisis as War and China Choke It
Key Points — Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry has issued urgent technical notes warning...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The MASP and...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Carmen...
Cury (CURY3) Profit Surges 63% in Q4, Beats Consensus
3 Key Points —Cury reported Q4 net income of R$270 million ($52M), up 63% year-on-year...
Brazil’s PRIO Swings to $185M Loss on D&A and FX Hit
3 Key Points —PRIO posted a Q4 net loss of $185 million, reversing a $1.07 billion...
Brazil’s Allos Posts 62% Profit Jump, Record EBITDA Margin
3 Key Points —Net income surged 62% year-on-year to R$252 million ($49M) in Q4 as...
Brazil’s Coffee Farmers Bet on Waiting — and Risk Losing...
Key Points — Brazil exported 2.29 million 60-kg bags of green coffee in February,...
Chile IPSA +1.69% as Latam Airlines Soars 7% on Oil Drop
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Chile Tuesday, March 11, 2026 · Covering the session...
COLCAP Jumps +2.11% as Colombian Peso Rallies on Election...
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Tuesday, March 11, 2026 · Covering the session...
Mexico IPC Gains +0.76% as Oil Crash Eases Inflation Fears
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Tuesday, March 11, 2026 · Covering the session...
Merval Surges +2.56% to Lead LatAm as Argentina Country...
Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Tuesday, March 11, 2026 · Covering the...
Dollar Falls Below 5.16 as Ceasefire Hopes Lift the Real
USD/BRL · Exchange Rate · Daily Report March 11, 2026 · Session of March 10 USD/BRL...
Silver Jumps 6.25% to $89 Outpacing Gold in Relief Rally
Gold · Silver · Precious Metals · Daily Report March 11, 2026 · Session of March...
Ibovespa Tops 183K on Peace Optimism; Rumo Surges 7%
B3 · Ibovespa · Daily Report March 11, 2026 · Session of March 10 Ibovespa 183,447...
Global Economy Briefing — March 11, 2026
The Big Three 1 Germany’s trade surplus surged to €21.2 billion in January — crushing...
Bitcoin Surges 3.3% to $71K on Iran Ceasefire Hopes
Bitcoin · Crypto · Daily Report March 11, 2026 · Session of March 10 BTC/USD $71,278...
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Kast Sworn In Today as Chile’s Most Right-Wing President Since Pinochet; Banco Master...
YBG’s Five Challenge Series delivers two days of intense...
Kaieteur Sports – Youth Basketball Guyana reached new heights over two action-packed...