Leftist Brazilian leader musters 51.8% of ballots to secure his reelection, triggering a slump in the currency and stocks in overnight trading #BRInfra #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Incumbent Lula has closed the gap on market-friendly challenger Bolsonaro in the polls, making the race once again too close to call @GoldmanSachs @FitchRatings @LegacyCapital_ #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

French insurer will focus on assimilating the assets in Brazil and Mexico before considering expanding elsewhere in LatAm, says the firm’s regional CEO @CNP_Assurances @Prudential #Brazil #Mexico latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

CFO of the Brazilian retailer says the end of judicial reorganization is an “important step on a long road” to recover its business @americanas #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Two more Latin American issuers move to take advantage of the drop in UST yields over the last week @AeropuertosAR #BACCredomatic #Argentina #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Finance minister says the share of public debt in local currency should rise to 30% next year as the sovereign reduces fiscal risk @federalreserve @AgendaCAF #GovernmentofParaguay #Paraguay #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Investor demand remains mostly unabated after the yield spike, but some issuers are balking at the higher cost of cross-border deals @DeutscheBank @bancosantander @Vanguard_Group #LatinAmerica #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/the-latam-v…

As the US helps reshape Venezuelan government policy, major question marks hang over the looming debt restructuring and economic prospects @monetary_imf #OrganizationofthePetroleum #GovernmentofVenezuela #Venezuela #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Investor demand for the region’s debt has held firm despite the energy shock, but rising global rates are a new source of risk @el_BID @FitchRatings #VanEck #LatinAmerica latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Dealmaking has surged in a local market awash with greenbacks, but political risk and higher US yields could push up rates next year #AdCap #FyGAdvisors #PwC #Argentina #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Santa Fe Bio will likely tap a syndicate of banks to finance a $400 mln project to produce sustainable aviation fuel, source says @YPFoficial #SantaFeBioLabs @TotalEnergies #Argentina latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Latin American development bank prices FRNs, as Banco de Crédito issues international bonds for the first time this year @the_IDB #BancodeCréditodelPeru #Peru #LatinAmerica #AndréDelgado latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

The Colombian power producer is negotiating bank loans and aims to sell its first bonds since 2022, officials tell LatinFinance @GrupoEnergiaBog #VereneEnergia #LaCaisse #Colombia #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Stocks surge on expectations Flávio Bolsonaro will win the October 25 poll and go on to deliver a badly needed fiscal adjustment @BTGPactual @OxfordEconomics #AshmoreGroup #Brazil #LatinAmerica #FlávioBolsonaro latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

The rightwing challenger trailed President Lula in opinion polls in recent months but finished Sunday’s election with a 2% lead #CongressofBrazil #DomCabralFoundation #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

The outcome of Sunday’s vote may be a “coin toss” but there is optimism far-right challenger Bolsonaro will ultimately triumph #RioBravoInvestimentos #OxfordEconomics #GoldmanSachs #Brazil latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

Auction will likely be dominated by local bidders as international companies focus on the US data-center boom, say industry execs @TheAESCorp @Genneia #CentralPuerto #Argentina #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

President says the IMF and US-based development banks will provide financing needed to shore up the Bolivian economy, reforms #InternationalMonetaryFund #InterAmericanDevelopmentBank #TheWorldBankGroup #CAF #Bolivia #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

The government says the deal will act as a marker for other Chilean issuers, which are increasingly active in the Swiss market #RepublicofChile #ChileanMinistryofFinance #Chile #Switzerland latinfinance.com/daily-brief…

The region’s central bankers may make minor rate hike or delay cuts as inflation risks reemerge @federalreserve @DeutscheBank @BlackRock #LatinAmerica #UnitedStates latinfinance.com/daily-brief…