Brazil

According to a survey by Datafolha, six out of 10 Brazilian families say their salaries don’t cover their expenses, as President Bolsonaro scrambles to alleviate their plight ahead of October’s elections

The Argentine e-commerce and fintech giant is offering life insurance policies through its MercadoPago app in Brazil, and sees opportunities to expand the business to other Latin American countries

North America continues to dominate the global ranking of ‘startup cities’, with 47%, while Asia is in second place with 30%, and the top-ranked Latin American city is São Paulo, according to Startup Genome

The Brazilian real (USDBRL) has been this year’s standout, at one stage rising as much as 21% versus the greenback

A stronger real would help policy makers bring inflation to target, said Fernando Haddad, who’s running for state governor of Sao Paulo and participating in talks with business leaders alongside Lula

Uruguay is once again ranked top in the Capacity to Combat Corruption index, but efforts have weakened in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

The South American nation is heading for its first half-year without any deals since 2016 — when then-President Dilma Rousseff was facing an impeachment trial and the country grappled with a record recession.

Debut of Benvi’s branded digital rental platform in Mexico comes two months after the company laid off 160 employees in Brazil

Sigma Lithium Corp. says the results of a drilling program in Brazil confirms it will emerge as one of the world’s biggest producers of the key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles

Protecting the Amazon rainforest, making Brazil self-sufficient in oil and fuel and scrapping a rule that limits public spending are among the priorities of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva if he is elected for a third term in October