AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPanama Quake: Two powerful earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.7 shock, damaged buildings and roads in southern Panama, triggered evacuations and tsunami alerts across the region. No deaths had been reported, and the Panama Canal continued operating normally; Venezuela offered assistance. Environmental Crime: An Interpol crackdown across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries led to 233 arrests, recovered more than 1,000 live animals and identified 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Brazil’s Election: Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly led President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round, setting up an Oct. 25 runoff and raising the prospect of a political shift with implications across the region. Economic Outlook: The World Bank projects 2.2% growth for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026, while warning that the region’s economies face uneven prospects. Brazil Energy: China’s COOEC is targeting its first Brazilian floating oil-production contract in 2027, with a Petrobras project among the opportunities under consideration.
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