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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:13:00 GMTFAO food commodities prices up in March; concern with energy and fertilizer costs
World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released by the Food ...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:08:00 GMTBrazilian judge suspends 12% crude oil export tax for five international oil companies
A federal judge in Rio de Janeiro issued a preliminary injunction suspending the 12% crude oil export tax for five international companies operating in Brazil: Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Repsol Sinopec and Petrogal. The rul...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:59:00 GMTSão Paulo stock exchange reverses losses and closes higher on US-Iran negotiation signals
The São Paulo stock exchange reversed its losses in the final minutes of trading and closed Tuesday with a slight gain of 0.05%, lifted by President Donald Trump's statement that he is in "heated negotiations" with Iran just h...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMTFather of Argentine lawyer detained for racism in Brazil repeats same gestures at bar
Mariano Páez, father of lawyer and influencer Agostina Páez, was filmed imitating monkey gestures at a bar in Santiago del Estero — the same racist gesticulations that led to his daughter's indictment for racial slur in Bra...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:01:00 GMTBrazil hit hardest as Latin America adjusts to Trump tariffs after one year
One year after the Trump administration launched its tariff offensive against more than 180 countries, Latin America presents a mixed picture: some economies lost competitiveness in the U.S. market, while others redirected expo...