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Brazil Briefing — 26/03/26
This week: Rio de Janeiro's three-decade governance crisis threatens federal fiscal transfers and investor confidence · Federal Police investigates R$25.3 billion credit fraud sche…
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 26/03/26
This week: Argentina's Supreme Court restricts municipal taxation powers in precedent-setting ruling · Argentina's health regulator faces audit over contaminated fentanyl control f…
Read briefing →Latin America Mining Briefing — 26/03/26
This week: Chilean Mining Groups Form Strategic Joint Venture in Mexico · Albemarle Advances Direct Lithium Extraction Technology in Chile · Codelco-Anglo American Joint Mining Pla…
Read briefing →Latin America Energy Briefing — 26/03/26
Latin America intelligence briefing from The Americas Desk.
Read briefing →Latin America Public Health Briefing — 26/03/26
This week: Venezuelan government faces credibility crisis over yellow fever outbreak transparency · Venezuela implements emergency vaccination protocols as yellow fever spreads to …
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 26/03/26
This week: Venezuela's Washington diplomatic mission signals potential sanctions relief negotiations · PDVSA's $3.3 billion Eni debt exposes Venezuela's energy sector liquidity cri…
Read briefing →Latin America Mining Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Albemarle advances Chile's first direct lithium extraction project · Codelco-Anglo American joint venture clears regulatory hurdles · Chilean mining sector opposes diese…
Read briefing →Latin America Energy Briefing — 25/03/26
Latin America intelligence briefing from The Americas Desk.
Read briefing →Latin America Public Health Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Venezuela faces yellow fever outbreak amid government opacity over casualty figures · New malaria-transmitting mosquito species discovered in Venezuela's mining region ·…
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Lula's son linked to criminal organisation through consultancy work · Supreme Court justices propose salary cap reform amid governance tensions · Rio de Janeiro electora…
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Argentina accelerates foreign land ownership liberalization amid property rights push · US corporations eye Argentina's Hidrovia concession amid infrastructure privatiza…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Colombia's Supreme Court sentences Centro Democrático senator to 23 years for corruption · Military aviation disaster kills 69 personnel, exposing defense modernization …
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Trump ICE airport deployment threatens Central American migration flows
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 25/03/26
This week: Mexico's electoral authority warns of capacity constraints amid constitutional reform · Supreme Court validates state monopoly over lithium extraction · Mexico launches …
Read briefing →Latin America Mining Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Chile's Copper Giant Codelco Advances Predictive Maintenance Technology · Albemarle Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Chilean University for Lithium Development · C…
Read briefing →Latin America Energy Briefing — 24/03/26
Latin America intelligence briefing from The Americas Desk.
Read briefing →Latin America Public Health Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Venezuela's yellow fever outbreak exposes state capacity failures amid public health crisis · New malaria vector species discovered in Venezuelan border region raises tr…
Read briefing →Brazil Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Lula faces Senate resistance over Supreme Court nomination · Rio governor resigns amid political upheaval · Lula vetoes key provisions in anti-organized crime legislatio…
Read briefing →Southern Cone Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Argentina's government confidence drops for fourth consecutive month amid internal tensions · Argentina challenges historical memory consensus on 50th anniversary of 197…
Read briefing →Andean Region Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Venezuela's Washington diplomatic mission signals potential sanctions relief negotiations · PDVSA's $3.3 billion Eni debt exposes Venezuela's energy sector liquidity cri…
Read briefing →Central America Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: US visa bond requirement isolates Nicaragua from Central American peers · US forced labor investigation threatens Nicaragua's export eligibility · Murillo's transnationa…
Read briefing →Mexico Briefing — 24/03/26
This week: Mexico's deportation surge strains social services as Trump enforcement accelerates · Mexico revokes Philippine consul credentials over suspected cartel infiltration · M…
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