The Rio Times

Togo's cabinet adopted a draft electricity law on Tuesday, 6 October, that would open the grid to private producers and direct sales to big users.

Gendarmes in Yaoundé arrested a 43-year-old Nigerian pastor and four followers on 6 October over alleged kidnapping of minors and human trafficking.

São Tomé and Príncipe has run out of petrol and cooking kerosene.

The Sierra Leone Supreme Court overruled an opposition objection on 7 October and moved ahead with cases on a bill that rewrites presidential vote rules.

Royal Air Maroc will fit SpaceX's Starlink Wi-Fi on 41 aircraft from early 2027, free for loyalty members, on a network that serves four US cities.

Egypt's MNT-Halan opened its US$150 million share sale on Wednesday as the Cairo bourse pitches a three-year tax break for bigger listings.

Somalia has posted health teams at Mogadishu airport to check passengers from African countries after Kenya confirmed a fatal Ebola case.

Nigeria's Auditor-General queried about US$184 million in census contracts, including tablets the population agency could not prove were delivered.

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned as chair of the opposition coalition's council, ten months before Kenya's August 2027 election.

Libya's parliament elected Al-Salheen Abdel-Nabi speaker on Tuesday, 6 October, replacing Aguila Saleh, who calls the process unlawful.

A Mercedes Sosa tribute and Tuca Oliveira at the Blue Note on Paulista, plus the Gil musical, with dry weather, prices and transport tips for Thursday.

Lapa samba, a free Leila Pinheiro concert in Centro and a comedy premiere in Gávea, with dry weather, prices and transport tips for Thursday.

Paraguay's anti-drug agency said on 7 October it has seized over 1,200 kilos of premium cannabis since 2023, which it says comes mainly from the US.

The Panama Canal cruise season opened on 7 October with a Carnival ship from Seattle, and more than 220 transits are scheduled through May.

A State Department notice published on 7 October makes migrants in Honduras eligible for US migrant aid, as Honduras takes non-Honduran deportees.

An Ecuadorian judge acquitted 32 fishermen whose boats US forces sank in September, finding no proof that they helped drug traffickers.

Argentina's Supreme Court gave parties 24 hours to challenge two stand-in judges in a case that could restore limits on foreign farmland buyers.

Colombia won approval for three KfW loans worth about US$556 million, priced below its own bond yields, as its finance team holds IMF talks in Washington.

Peru's health ministry put hospitals and clinics on yellow alert for El Niño until June 2027, with a second alert for Pope Leo XIV's November visit.

Peru's Foreign Ministry handed over 342 heritage pieces from six countries, including an 18th-century church painting found at a gallery in Santa Fe.

Peru's attorney general told Congress that 51.6% of the prosecution service's 2027 budget, about US$1.04 billion, is unfunded amid a crime offensive.

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey charged a Dominican-born woman, 24, with noncitizen voting in 2022 and unlawfully obtaining US citizenship.

Peru's finance minister, Elmer Cuba, says fiscal policy will have to turn expansionary to offset costlier oil and rising global interest rates.

Colombia's draft anti-terrorism bill would list anyone the US designates a terrorist on a national registry, with assets frozen within 24 hours.

Brazil picked Bradesco, Itaú, Santander and HSBC to steer about US$10 billion into green technology under Eco Invest Brasil; Citibank missed out.

Brazil posted a net dollar outflow of US$5.1 billion in September, its worst September since 2019, central bank data released on Wednesday show.

Petrobras bid about US$594 million for 12 Campos Basin blocks as a Brazil oil auction on Wednesday raised US$602 million, with no US bidders.

Brazil's Federal Police and Rio prosecutors arrested five people accused of selling rifles and police data to a Rio gang boss.

Flávio Bolsonaro, who leads Brazil's presidential race, wants amendments to curb the Supreme Court, end re-election and lower the criminal age.

Tropical Storm Simon is forecast to become a major hurricane, and Mexico's weather service projects landfall near Mazatlán on Monday, 12 October.

Argentina's securities regulator proposed rules making listed firms, at least 13 of them traded in New York, report cyberattacks, rumours and big deals.

A Peruvian Senate panel ranked 10 candidates for three central bank board seats on 7 October.

Colombia limits yearly rent rises to the previous year’s inflation, 5.10% for 2026.

Brazil’s IPCA inflation arrives Friday with a 4.5% consensus, the top of the tolerance range.

Your Thursday guide: Tropical Storm Simon near Puerto Vallarta, Peru’s rate hold, Colombia’s 6.29% inflation and the day’s exchange rates.

Petrobras has contracted 800,000 tonnes a year of US liquefied natural gas from Sempra and the same from Cheniere, for 20 and 22 years.

US prosecutors are preparing charges against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuela, US media report.

Brazil Série A fixtures and table for October 8, 2026: Flamengo lead Palmeiras by three points ahead of the 29th round matches.

São Paulo Daily Brief for October 8, 2026: weather, markets, MASP, transport, Palmeiras at home tonight and picks for expats and digital nomads.

Rio Daily Brief for Thursday October 8: dry weather, free CCBB culture, Flamengo and Fluminense in action tonight, and the day's market mood.

Latin America's mood on Oct 8: Brazil's runoff realigns, Messi exits, Chile recovers from floods, and a Celine bag stirs Mexican anger.

US stocks slipped from a record as the 10-year yield held near 5.3% and oil stayed near US$100, while Fed minutes still point to one more rate hike.

Oil near US$100 and a firm dollar set a cautious Latin America open as Chile and Mexico release inflation data.

Brazil's pre-market setup: the Selic outlook, Friday's IPCA inflation data, today's B3 radar and the levels that matter for the Ibovespa and the real.

Grain funds slipped as the dollar rose, with wheat down 2.31%.

Oil traded near US$101 for Brent as US crude stocks fell by 3.19 million barrels and Gulf risks persisted.

Steel shares fell with the SLX fund down 2.48% as Gerdau lost 1.95%.

Zinc miner Nexa rose 1.20% against a falling market while Buenaventura slid 2.54%.

Iron ore proxies slid as China's steel output fell 3.7% in August.

Lithium shares fell as US stocks slipped and yields stayed high.