Market Roundup: Americanas recovery boosted

Is Nicolás Maduro ready to give up power in Venezuela?

A fintech is taking Brazil’s PIX to European markets

🤑 Fintech credit boom

Looser regulations for fintech lenders. The silent suicide epidemic among police officers. And the struggles of Brazil’s chemical industry.

Brazil in Paris 2024: stressed and poorly dressed

Seen as boring, lacking style, and having little link to Brazil, the plain opening ceremony uniform has been the subject of intense discussions online this week.

Elections could be a turning point in Venezuela-Brazil relations

🧳 Flocking to the U.S.

Why Brazilian entrepreneurs are flocking to the U.S. The project to mine for potassium in the heart of the Amazon. And the much anticipated program for cheaper airfares.

🗳️ The Venezuela vote and the Kamala hope

Opposition to Maduro hopes to change Venezuela. Kamala Harris’s nomination puts her Northern Triangle migration work in the spotlight. And Haiti struggles to pay for its trip to the Olympics.

Is Brazilian democracy stronger than we thought?

Bolsonaro attacked institutions several times, but the republic is still standing. Carlos Pereira tells Isabela Cruz why it didn't break, as he and Marcus Melo analyze in their new book.

Nubank fighting NGO in court over black talent program

🚗 Made in China

The astonishing growth of Chinese electric cars in Brazil, spurred by BYD imports. The country has one eye on Venezuelan elections this week. And the long-term effects of a worrying Pantanal fire season.

The state of key municipal races in Brazil