Key Points — Twelve Brazilian cargo ships sailed for Persian Gulf ports since the Iran war began on February 28, with eight departures in March and four more since early April. — Brazilian exports to Iran rose to US$134.8 million in March despite the war, with roughly 1.7 million tonnes of corn waiting at or […]

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Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Monday, April 20, 2026 — Tiradentes eve. The federal government declared today a ponto facultativo, and the São Paulo state government (Decreto 70.273) and the city of São Paulo (Decreto 64.862/2025) have both confirmed the suspension of servers’ expediente. Many public offices close entirely, private-sector offices mostly […]

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