By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s hopes of reclaiming the presidency in 2026 may be over. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a Bolsonaro running in three years’ time. Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) on Friday froze Bolsonaro’s political career, barring the far-right nationalist from public office until…
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Negotiators representing Venezuela have held settlement talks with bondholders and creditors owed billions of dollars from defaults and expropriation claims, the head of a board supervising the country’s foreign oil assets told Reuters. The talks have gained urgency as a federal court judge is to decide next month whether…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Power grids around the world are not yet ready for the so-called flying car, an executive with Brazilian start-up Eve Air Mobility told Reuters, adding that the electric aircraft maker is in talks with power providers to bridge the gap. Eve’s Services & Operations Solutions Vice President, Luiz…
CANELONES, Uruguay (Reuters) – At the Canelon Grande Reservoir, a major source of water for Uruguay’s thirsty capital Montevideo, water levels have been so low for so long that grass now covers much of what used to be a lake. “It’s bleak,” local Mario del Pino said, standing in the middle of the reservoir, surrounded…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Storm Beatriz formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Thursday and will likely strengthen into a hurricane by Friday, prompting the government to issue warnings for popular beach resorts as it heads near shore, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm is expected to “move very near or along the coast of…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday. A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the energy grid with record demand,…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An electrical accident at Codelco’s El Teniente mine in central Chile, the company’s largest copper mine, left one dead, the state-owned mining giant said in a statement on Thursday. Codelco said the accident happened at the mine’s Andes Norte expansion project at about 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) when Osvaldo Bustamante Frias, a…
By Victor Borges and Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s National Monetary Council (CMN), the country’s top economic policy body, decided on Thursday to set its 2026 inflation target at 3% and tweak the time frame to assess the inflation goal’s fulfillment, confirming market expectations on both fronts. Currently, the CMN sets annual inflation targets that…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s financial system stability committee described the country’s economic outlook as uncertain on Thursday, citing persistent risks of further weakening of economic activity stemming from a complex external environment. “Looking ahead, the outlook remains uncertain,” the committee said in a statement, noting that domestic demand should nonetheless continue to support domestic…
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro was on the cusp of losing his political future on Thursday, as three of a required four federal electoral court justices ruled he had abused his power in last year’s fraught election. The case was adjourned until Friday when the remaining justices will rule. Bolsonaro could…
