Key Points — Lima’s former mayor Rafael López Aliaga formally petitioned Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) on Wednesday to suspend the proclamation of second and third-place finishers in the April 12 presidential first round, alleging that logistical failures prevented roughly 608,000 Lima voters from casting ballots and cost him 120,000 votes. He has since […]

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Key Points — President Rodrigo Paz signed Ley 157 on April 8 at a cattle genetics fair in Santa Cruz, allowing small-property holders to voluntarily reclassify their land as medium property through INRA in 10 days, at zero cost. The conversion is voluntary, free, and does not apply to indigenous communal territories. — The trade-off […]

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Key Points — With approximately 89% of actas counted, Keiko Fujimori leads at 16.8%, Rafael López Aliaga holds second at roughly 12%, but Roberto Sánchez of Juntos por el Perú has surged to 11.7% and overtaken Jorge Nieto for third place. — Sánchez gained more than 2 points as rural and southern actas were processed, […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Mexico Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Covering the session of Tuesday, April 14 The Big Three 1. The IPC fell 0.94% to 68,941 — a second consecutive loss that extends the slide below 70,000. The session opened at 69,813, briefly ticked to 69,957, then sold off steadily to a […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Colombia Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Covering the session of Tuesday, April 14 The Big Three 1. The COLCAP rose 0.52% to 2,359.48 — a third consecutive gain and the highest close since mid-February. The index opened at 2,347.36 (Monday’s close), tested as low as 2,332.23, then rallied to […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Covering the session of Tuesday, April 14 The Big Three 1. The Merval crashed 1.38% to 2,950,635 — its sharpest single-session decline in weeks, decisively breaking below the 3-million level. The index opened at 2,991,781, briefly touched 3,016,087, then collapsed through the session […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Crypto Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Covering the session of Tuesday, April 14 The Big Three 1. Bitcoin consolidated at $74,018 (−0.22%) after Monday’s $400M short squeeze, holding the gains at the Tenkan-sen with minimal giveback. BTC perpetuals touched $75,986 before settling at $73,845 (−0.87%), with $4.11 billion in […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief • Argentina Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Covering the session of Monday, April 13 The Big Three 1. The Merval slipped 0.23% to 2,991,781 — the eighth session in three weeks oscillating around the 3-million level. The index opened at 2,998,770 (Friday’s close), pushed to 3,031,730 intraday — briefly breaking […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Brazil Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Covering the session of Monday, April 13 The Big Three 1. The Ibovespa staged a V-shaped reversal from −0.56% to close at a new all-time high of 198,000.71 (+0.34%) — its 17th record of 2026 and 10th consecutive gain. The session opened in […]

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Rio Times Daily Market Brief · Crypto Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Covering the session of Monday, April 13 The Big Three 1. Bitcoin surged from a low of $70,542 to $74,906 — a $400 million short squeeze — after Trump said Iran “wants to make a deal very badly.” BTC perpetuals settled at $74,351 […]

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Rio Times — Crypto Daily Report · Covering April 9 Session · Published April 10, 2026 BTC / USD US$ 71,828 ▲ +1.05% H 73,121 · L 70,477 ETH / USD US$ 2,185 ▲ +0.02% H 2,246 · L 2,156 BlackRock IBIT +$269M 5-week high inflows Zcash (ZEC) US$ 368 ▲ +15.37% Quantum + privacy […]

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Key Points — Ecuador raised tariffs on all Colombian imports to 100% effective May, the third escalation since January in a trade war that has gone from 30% to 50% to total prohibition-level duties. — Colombian President Petro called the move a “monstruosity,” declared the Andean Community dead, and announced Colombia would seek Mercosur membership—potentially […]

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