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BRAZIL | Lula's chance swung from 11.5% after he lost round one to 99.9% tonight, on a $244M prediction market
(Polymarket)
In 2025, 28.6 million Brazilians bet online. Only 5 million owned stocks.
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BRAZIL | Lula wins a fourth term with 51.7%, the first candidate since democracy returned to lose the first round and win the runoff
(France 24)
MEXICO | Second-largest grain importer Mexico spent $11.92B on imports through September, up 8.1% as local output covers 42% of demand.
(El Economista)
BRAZIL | Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula in 4 of 5 national polls released Friday, two days before the presidential runoff election.
(Exame)
MEXICO | Starbucks Mexico reduced work hours for 9K staff, generating $10.7M in savings. Turnover fell 2pp; absenteeism halved.
(El Economista)
CHILE | Chile tops the 2026 Global Pension Index in Latin America with a 79.2 score, while Argentina ranks last with the region's only D rating.
(Emol)
Chile has more pension savings per person than Japan or Germany. Here's how the rest of Latin America compares.
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ARGENTINA | The US unveils a $20B financing package for firms investing in the country through 2027, nearly 3x the previous $7B commitment.
(Infobae)
CHILE | For the first time in 216 years, the Chilean Army promotes a woman to the rank of general: Colonel María Soledad Acevedo.
(Emol)
🇸🇦 🎬 Did you know Saudi Arabia banned cinemas for 35 years before a Mexican chain won one of its first licenses?
Cinépolis now runs more cinema complexes than anyone on Earth, and it started with a single screen in Morelia in 1971.
Its new Openbank credit card shows how a cheap ticket can build a much bigger business.
🗞️ read the full breakdown → latinometrics.com/articles/w…
ALT Cinépolis leads globally with 892 cinema complexes, followed by AMC and Ruyi Films. Data presented in a bar graph format.
ARGENTINA | YPF to award $2B pipe contract for South America’s largest gas pipeline in November, ahead of a $29B FID on Nov 26.
(La Nación)
MEXICO | Grupo Vidanta opens its $1.5B luxury theme park in Riviera Nayarit on Oct 24, the world’s first.
(El Economista)
BRAZIL | Lula (45.16%) trails Flávio Bolsonaro (47.03%) in Sunday's runoff, seeking to become the first to win after losing the first round.
(El Comercio)
URUGUAY | Buquebus launches the world’s largest electric ship as part of a $300M plan to electrify its ferry and bus fleet by 2027.
(El País)
PANAMA | Panama Canal cargo hits record 521M tons in fiscal 2026, driven by energy ships rerouting after the Hormuz closure.
(Folha de S.Paulo)
MEXICO | Perception of insecurity hits a 13-year low of 58.1% in September, the lowest level since the survey began in 2013.
(Infobae)
The Dominican Republic grew its credit 48.3% in three years. The United States grew 7.9%. That is 6x the pace. Which Latin American economies grow on credit?
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MEXICO | The peso hits a one-year low, sliding nearly 10% against the dollar since early September as the Fed-Banxico rate gap narrows.
(Mexico News Daily)