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Mexico Now Supplies 44% of U.S. Auto Parts. That’s a Record
Key Points — Mexico captured a record 43.87% of all U.S. auto parts imports in 2025,...
Argentina Sends Its Loudest Politician to Brussels
Key Points — Fernando Iglesias — a former volleyball coach, polemicist, and three-term...
Macron, Xi and the Bankers: Inside Lula’s Agenda
Key Points — A transparency NGO analyzed all 4,488 official presidential appointments...
The World’s Largest Coconut Farm Is in the Amazon
Key Points — Sococo’s farm in Moju, Pará, spans roughly 20,000 hectares — 6,000...
The General Who Can’t Be Fired Is Breaking Venezuela
Key Points — Venezuela’s defense minister has held his post for nearly 12 years...
Deadly Boat Sinking Exposes Amazon’s River Safety Crisis
Key Points — A speedboat carrying around 80 passengers sank at the Meeting of the...
Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, February 16, 2026
Carnival Monday belonged to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen — again. Two days after winning...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday, February 16, 2026
Your daily culture-first guide to São Paulo — from Carnaval blocos and museum exhibitions...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, February 16, 2026
Your daily culture-first guide to Rio de Janeiro — from Carnaval blocos and sambódromo...
South Korea’s Shipyards Cash In as U.S. Squeezes China
Key Points — South Korea’s share of global shipbuilding orders jumped seven points...
How Brazil’s Fiscal Chaos Is Breeding the Next Populist...
Key Points Congress approved bonuses allowing staff to earn up to R$77,000 ($12,800)...
Drones Shut Down Brazil’s Busiest Airport During Carnival
Key Points — At least seven drones forced São Paulo’s Guarulhos airport to close...
Politics Steals the Show on Rio Carnival’s Opening Night
Key Points — A samba school devoted its debut parade to President Lula’s life story,...
43% of Brazilians Distrust Electronic Voting, Poll Shows
Key Points A Genial/Quaest poll shows 43% of Brazilians say they distrust electronic...
Argentina Merval Tests 200-Day SMA After 14.6% Drop From...
The Big Three 1 The S&P Merval extended its losing streak on Friday, shedding 1.3%...
Mexico Stocks Near All-Time High as Peso Hits 17.15 on...
The Big Three 1 The S&P/BMV IPC surged 0.83% on Friday to close at 71,478.81 — within...
Chile Stock Market Slides to 5-Week Low as Codelco Fires...
The Big Three 1 The IPSA closed at 10,821.64 on Friday, dropping 1.40% as the worst...
Colombia Stocks Rally on Friday as Court Suspends Record...
The Big Three 1 The MSCI COLCAP rebounded sharply on Friday, surging 1.73% to close...
Gold Fades Below $5,000 as CPI Bounce Stalls Before FOMC
XAU/USD $5,002 −0.72% XAG/USD $76.92 −0.56% AU:AG Ratio 65.0 — DXY 96.82 −0.02%...
Bitcoin Falls to $68,500 as Weekend Erases CPI Rally
BTC/USD $68,555 −3.13% ETH/USD $1,974 −5.40% SOL/USD $85.31 −5.22% Fear & Greed...
Latin American Pulse for Monday, February 16, 2026
Cuba Activates Cold War–Era “Zero Option” as Regime Defends Socialist Model; Venezuela...
Brazil’s Morning Call for Monday, February 16, 2026
RT Staff Reporters Carnival Edition — Forward-looking daily briefing ⚠ BRAZIL &...
Over $9.8B already spent on incomplete Govt. office complex
…cost now projected to reach $19.6B (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has...
Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on...
Feb 15 (Reuters) – Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers...
PPPC Govt. and Cuban medical programme
(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony can deny as much as he wants,...
Key Market Events for the Week of February 16–20, 2026
This week is dominated by the Fed’s January FOMC minutes, the RBNZ’s first rate...
São Paulo Weekly Outlook February 16–20, 2026
Your essential guide to the Bloco da Pabllo with NMIXX, the Galo da Madrugada, the...
Rio de Janeiro Weekly Outlook February 16–20, 2026
Rio Weekly Outlook: Your essential guide to the three nights of Grupo Especial,...
PIX, Boletos and How Payments Actually Work in Brazil:...
Brazil’s payment system is unlike anywhere else you’ve lived. PIX has replaced cash,...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Sunday, February 15, 2026
01 Weather & Air Quality What to wear Temperature 22°–30°C Partly cloudy, warm Rain...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Sunday, February 15, 2026
01 Weather & Air Quality What to wear Temperature 24°–29°C Partly cloudy, warm Rain...
Latin America Sports Daily for Sunday, February 15, 2026
Brazil has its first Winter Olympics gold medal — and South America has its first...
Almost five years later… Govt. and Exxon still to agree...
(Kaieteur News) – As the five-year anniversary approaches since the government of...
Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas...
CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said that it has been issued with...
Security guard arrested after cops find weed under coconut...
(Kaieteur News) – A 37-year-old security guard was arrested on Friday following...
House clears additional $18.8B spent by Govt. in 2025
(Kaieteur News) – Following a strenuous 10 days of reviewing this year’s National...
Guyana’s Basketball team confirmed for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth...
Kaieteur Sports – President Godfrey Munroe and the Executive Committee of the Guyana...
Balancing law, work and entrepreneurship, UG student earns...
(Kaieteur News) – Many across the Caribbean are familiar with the phrase “having...
At Munich, Rubio Didn’t Scold Europe — He Pleaded With...
Key Points — In a sweeping civilizational address at the Munich Security Conference,...
Rethinking Policy Toward Venezuela–Before It Becomes ‘Another...
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons A president being taken into custody by...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 14, 2026
The Rio Times · São Paulo Nightlife Desk Sábado de Carnaval · Gloria Groove on the...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 14,...
The Rio Times · Rio Nightlife Desk Sábado de Carnaval · The Bola Preta rolls and...
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, February 14, 2026
Executive Summary The Big Picture: A fire at Havana’s Nico Lopez refinery on Friday—Cuba’s...
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, February 14, 2026
Venezuela pulled off the greatest comeback in Serie de las Américas history. Trailing...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, February 14, 2026
01 Weather & Air Quality What to wear Temperature 20°–28°C Partly cloudy, warm Rain...
Gold Reclaims $5,000 on Soft CPI as Silver Fights to Heal
XAU/USD $5,041.94 +2.45% XAG/USD $77.36 +2.77% DXY 96.80 −0.19% 10Y UST 4.07% −0.73%...
Bitcoin Rallies 4.6% on Soft CPI but Stays in Bear Range
BTC/USD $69,692 +4.63% ETH/USD $2,081 +6.33% SOL/USD $86.14 +8.18% Fear & Greed...
Ibovespa Slides to 186K as Vale’s $3.8B Loss Hits B3
Ibovespa 186,293 −0.78% USD/BRL 5.2298 +0.73% Selic 15.00% unchanged Iron Ore $100.84...
USD/BRL Holds 5.22 as Soft CPI Cements Fed Cut Path
USD/BRL 5.2298 +0.73% DXY 96.88 −0.04% Selic 15.00% unchanged 10Y UST 4.07% −0.73%...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, February 14, 2026
01 Weather & Air Quality What to wear Temperature 24°–30°C Partly cloudy, warm Rain...
House approves $1.5 trillion National Budget
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest budget ever, $1.558 trillion, was on Friday evening...
Stabroek News shuts down after four decades
(Kaieteur News) – “The end of an era”, one of Guyana’s oldest privately owned newspapers,...
4 nabbed for armed robbery of Herstelling businesswoman
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force has arrested four persons in connection...
Re-migrant wins tax exemption case against GRA
…high court rules authority acted unlawfully (Kaieteur News) – Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus...
Wilson returns as President; Rogers retained as GS as three...
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) successfully...
Mexico’s Extortion Crisis Deepens Despite Tough New Law
Key Points — Mexico’s extortion rate jumped more than 50% between 2015 and 2025,...
LATAM Expands Argentina Network With New Routes, Ski Flights
Key Points — LATAM will launch a new Rio de Janeiro–Buenos Aires Aeroparque route...
How QR Codes and AI Are Reshaping Brazil’s Bars for Carnival
Key Points — Brazil’s 2026 Carnival is projected to generate a record R$14.48 billion...
GOL To Launch Paraguay’s First Direct U.S. Flight Since...
Key Points — Brazil’s GOL will launch four weekly nonstop flights between Asunción...
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday, February 13, 2026
Daily Edition · Friday, February 13, 2026 Covering Feb 13 What matters today 1 Munich...
Codelco Fires Top Executives Over Cover-Up at El Teniente
Key Points — Chile’s Codelco dismissed its vice president of operations and two...
Brazil’s Dasa Launches Record Lab Overhaul With Roche Deal
3 Key Points — Dasa launched its largest-ever equipment investment to renovate 70%...
Brazil Revokes PetroReconcavo Field Over Half-Barrel Output
Key Points — Brazil’s oil regulator ANP unanimously revoked PetroReconcavo’s concession...
Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, February 13, 2026
Daily Edition · Friday, February 13, 2026 Covering Feb 13 What matters today 1 Bangladesh...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, February 13, 2026
Daily Edition · Friday, February 13, 2026 Covering Feb 13 What matters today 1 Italy–Africa...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, February 13, 2026
The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Friday, 13 February 2026 · Sexta-feira de Carnaval...
Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, February 13, 2026
The Rio Times · Rio Nightlife Desk Friday, 13 February 2026 · Sexta-feira de Carnaval...
BREAKING NEWS – Stabroek News to print last edition on...
Kaieteur News – One of the oldest private newspaper companies here, Stabroek News...
U.S. Energy Secretary Tours Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, Pledging...
Key Points — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured Chevron-PDVSA facilities...
Switzerland Will Vote on Capping Its Population at 10 Million...
Key Points — Switzerland confirmed a June 14 referendum on capping its permanent...
Trump Scraps the Rule That Forced U.S. Industry to Regulate...
Key Points — The EPA repealed the 2009 “endangerment finding,” eliminating the legal...
Jalles Swings to Profit as Hedge Gains and Ethanol Pivot...
Key Points — Net income of R$ 55.4 million ($10.7M) in 3Q26 reversed the R$ 73.5...
Peru’s Gloria Buys 80% of Argentina’s Largest Dairy Processor...
Key Points — Peru’s Gloria Foods agreed to acquire 80% of Saputo Argentina — the...
BYD and Geely Bid for Nissan’s Mexico Plant, Testing Washington’s...
Key Points — Chinese automakers BYD and Geely are among three finalists — alongside...
Brazil Has the World’s Second-Largest Rare Earth Reserves...
Key Points — President Lula will sign a critical minerals memorandum with India...