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🤫 Moldy cash and cartel snitching

🤫 Moldy cash and cartel snitching

Milei wants old dollar bills deposited in Argentina’s financial system. El Salvador and Ecuador on opposite ends of public safety perceptions. And a war for succession in Mexico’s top drug cartel

Ignacio Portes

Oct 9, 2024

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14 min read

Keep Reading

Jun 3, 2026

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8 min read

🔎 An elusive businessman

Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure made a career out of investing in risky, distressed assets in various sectors. Now he is under investigation for alleged ties to the Banco Master scandal

Letícia Arcoverde

Jun 3, 2026

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9 min read

😵‍💫 US tariffs keep piling on

The USTR’s tariff one-two raises the stakes for Brazil-US relations. Budget cuts spark worries about regulatory agencies. Senate obstacles to workweek proposal.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 2, 2026

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5 min read

🗳 Election Observatory: Jun. 2

US designates Brazilian crime gangs as “terrorists.” USTR calls for 25% tariffs. Police dig into links between organized crime, fuel and finance. A workweek reduction bill makes progress.

The Brazilian Report

🇨🇳 Trumpian leaders, Chinese alternatives

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

🇨🇳 Trumpian leaders, Chinese alternatives

De la Espriella’s first round win signals a likely right-wing turn for Colombia. And a growing number of Latin Americans want to copy China’s development model.

Ignacio Portes, +1