Gabriel Araujo

Brazilian presidential candidates will on Thursday have one of their final opportunities to reach voters ahead of Sunday's election as TV Globo, the country's largest free-to-air broadcaster, hosts ​its traditional end-of-campaign debate.

Brazilian carbon removal startup Mombak said on Monday it secured the first close of its second reforestation fund and signed a new carbon credit purchase ​agreement with Salesforce , while betting demand will expand beyond the technology companies that ‌helped build the market.

Private-sector economists polled weekly by Brazil's central bank ​lowered their estimate for the country's ‌benchmark interest rate at the end of 2026, now expecting one additional 25-basis-point ​cut.

Brazil's annual inflation slowed more than expected in August as consumer prices posted their steepest monthly decline in four years, strengthening ​the case for the central bank to deliver another interest rate ‌cut next week.

Nestle is raising prices, reformulating products and cutting items consumers are ‌unwilling to pay more for as it tackles the effects of higher energy, freight and raw material costs following the conflict in the Middle East, CEO Philipp Navratil told Reuters.

Brazil's current account deficit widened far more than expected ​in July, central bank data showed on ‌Thursday, reaching its largest shortfall for the month in seven years as external accounts deteriorated across the ​board.

Brazilian reforestation startup Mombak said on Tuesday it had delivered its first Amazon carbon removal credits more than two years ahead of schedule, a ​milestone that could help build confidence in a market long plagued by concerns ‌over project quality and delayed deliveries.

LATAM Airlines raised its full-year core earnings forecast on Tuesday after improving fuel price expectations, while saying its business model had ​proven resilient amid the oil shock linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Neymar appeared to confirm his retirement from international soccer, saying he no longer wanted ​to play for Brazil, weeks after suggesting his international ‌career had ended following their World Cup last-16 loss to Norway.

Banco Santander Brasil on Wednesday reported ​its weakest quarterly profit and profitability since late 2023, missing market expectations as tighter ‌lending spreads and higher provisions for bad loans weighed on earnings.