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Who Is Rui Costa? Brazil’s Former Chief of Staff

Arkady Petrov — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:33:46 +0000

Rui Costa was Brazil's most powerful minister as Chief of Staff under Lula, 2023–2026. He resigned to run for Senate in Bahia. Full profile.

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Peru Elections 2026: Candidates, Polls and What’s at Stake

Arkady Petrov — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:06:22 +0000

Peru elections 2026 guide: Keiko Fujimori leads López Aliaga as April 12 vote nears. 35 candidates, runoff June 7 expected. What investors need to know.

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Brazil Focus Report: Inflation Forecast Climbs for Fourth Straight Week as Iran War Weighs

Iolanda Fonseca — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:06:10 +0000

Key Points — The median 2026 IPCA forecast rose from 4.31% to 4.36%, the fourth consecutive weekly increase, driven by energy cost pass-throughs from the Strait of Hormuz closure — but still within the 4.5% upper band of the central bank’s target — The Selic year-end forecast held steady at 12.5%, implying roughly 225 basis […]

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Petrobras Board: Mello Pick Signals Policy Shift

Iolanda Fonseca — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:04:20 +0000

Key Points — The Brazilian government formally nominated Guilherme Mello, currently Secretary of Economic Policy at the Finance Ministry, as the next chair of Petrobras’ board of directors — a move that ends his candidacy for the central bank and signals a pre-election realignment of Lula’s economic team — On Monday, the Petrobras board elected […]

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Mexico’s IPC Fails at 70K for Second Time, Drops 1.03% on Shooting Star

Florencia Belén Ruiz — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:48:03 +0000

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Monday, April 7, 2026 · Covering the session of Friday, April 4 The Big Three 1. The IPC briefly broke above 70,000 for the first time since February — touching an intraday high of 70,018.32 — before reversing sharply to close at 68,986.63, down 1.03%. This is the […]

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Merval Recovers to 3,006,248 as 3-Million Level Holds After Selloff

Sofia Gabriela Martinez — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:42:15 +0000

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Monday, April 7, 2026 · Covering the session of Friday, April 4 The Big Three 1. The Merval recovered to close at 3,006,247.77, up 0.23%, reclaiming the 3-million level after Wednesday’s ~5% selloff. The session touched an intraday high of 3,038,134 — the highest print since Tuesday’s failed […]

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Leaked Documents Expose Russia’s Propaganda Network Across Latin America

Juan Martinez — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:41:04 +0000

Key Points — A consortium led by Forbidden Stories obtained 76 leaked internal documents (1,431 pages) from a Russian influence network called “The Company” — formerly run by Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s associates and now overseen by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), with headquarters in Saint Petersburg — In Latin America, the network sent […]

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Ibovespa Flat at 188K as Ceasefire Meets Trump

Richard Mann — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:35:56 +0000

Rio Times — B3/Ibovespa Daily Report · Covering April 6 Session · Published April 7, 2026 Ibovespa 188,161.97 ▲ +0.06% H 189,220 · L 187,811 USD / BRL R$ 5.1465 ▼ −0.26% YTD −6.2% Brent US$ ~111 Eased from $114 Selic 14.75% Fed: 4.25–4.50% Focus IPCA 4.36% Up from 4.31% 1 Post-Easter Monday absorbed NFP, […]

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COLCAP Bounces 0.86% to 2,301 on Election Positioning

Matias Sebastian Lopez — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:16:06 +0000

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Monday, April 7, 2026 · Covering the session of Friday, April 4 The Big Three 1. The COLCAP rebounded 0.86% to close at 2,300.66 in a relief rally after the prior week’s selloff, with the index reclaiming the key 2,300 level. The session opened at 2,287.72, dipped to […]

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Chile’s IPSA Drifts Lower to 10,695 as ATH Consolidation Continues

Sofia Gabriela Martinez — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:08:02 +0000

Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Chile Monday, April 7, 2026 · Covering the session of Friday, April 4 The Big Three 1. The IPSA fell 0.41% to 10,695.09 — its third consecutive decline from Tuesday’s all-time high of 10,856. The session was narrow-range (10,693–10,785) and low-conviction, with the index drifting lower throughout the day. […]

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