Rafael Silva Santos
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Brazil: Lula Grants Paid Leave of Up to Six Months to Domestic Violence Victims (opens the original)
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—What happened. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a government opinion on 1 October 2026 guaranteeing paid leave of up to six months for women who must leave work because of domestic violence. —The key change. A judge’s protective order is now enough to secure the benefit — victims no longer need a fresh medical assessment by the INSS, the social security institute, before being paid. —Who pays. The employer covers the first 15 days; after that the INSS takes over, with no minimum contr
Brazil Police Indict 13 in PCC Money-Laundering Probe (opens the original)
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—What happened. Brazil’s Federal Police indicted 13 people linked to investment funds, brokerages and fintechs on Wednesday, closing the Operação Quasar inquiry into the PCC crime gang’s infiltration of the financial system. —The charges. Criminal organisation, money laundering and fraudulent management. —The scheme. Proceeds of tax evasion and fuel-sector crimes were channelled into the formal financial system; police attribute the illegalities to the group formed by Aster Petróleo and Copape P
Mexico Fiscal Deficit 276 Billion Pesos Below Plan in August 2026 (opens the original)
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Mexico’s public finances beat the official plan through August 2026. A surge in value-added tax and oil money offset a weak income-tax season and kept the deficit on the path Congress approved for the year. Mexico’s Finance Ministry closed the first eight months of 2026 with a budget deficit of MXN 739 billion, roughly US$40.9 billion. That was MXN 276 billion (about US$15.3 billion) less red ink than the program allowed. The ministry published the figures on 30 September in its monthly report t
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (opens the original)
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 30: day two of the bans swells to an estimated US$19.9 billion, Treasury sanctions ten Iranian names. North America’s temper this Wednesday is pressure settling into infrastructure. The US bans on Canadian goods completed their first full day, the estimated coverage swelled toward US$19.9 billion, and Ottawa’s answer remained a calendar kept rather than a counter-measure announced. The register in Washington is escalation administered in parallel. Th
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (opens the original)
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Asia Intelligence Brief for September 30: China's factory gauge crosses fifty, Pyongyang calls Seoul's mine probe a farce. Asia’s temper this Wednesday is cautious relief measured to one decimal place. China’s factory gauge crossed back into expansion for the first time in three months, and the region’s markets spent the morning deciding how much of it to believe. The register is vigilance with a calendar. Seoul followed Tuesday’s named mine with a formal demand that North Korea stop its border
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