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The Bolsonaro Feud Is a Fight Over Slates and Public Money
Elections 2026 Key Facts —The grievance. The former first lady says the party’s women’s wing was owed 17 of 54 Senate nominations and got three. —The formula. Brazil’s campaign fund is split 48% by lower-house seats, 35% by lower-house votes, 15% by Senate seats. —The multiplier. Votes for women running for the lower house count […] The post The Bolsonaro Fe
China Claims $10.6bn in Guyana. All Investors Sent $8.3bn
Diplomacy Key Facts —The claim. Ambassador Yang Yang says Chinese direct investment reached $10.6bn in 2024, from $256m in 2019. —The problem. UNCTAD records total inflows to Guyana from all sources in 2024 at $8.3bn. —The scale. The Chinese figure equals roughly two-fifths of Guyana’s entire annual economic output. —The oil stake. China’s largest asset […]
Guyana’s Oil Fund Holds $4bn. Its Rice Farmers Got $1,725 Each
Agriculture Key Facts —The payout. Some 560 farmers in Region Three received GY$201,696,055, about $966,000, on July 7. —The share. That averages roughly $1,725 a farmer across 15,636 acres of cultivation. —The formula. Growers with 50 acres or fewer get GY$15,000 ($72) an acre; larger holdings get GY$10,000 ($48). —The collapse. Millers now pay about […] Th
Brazil’s $2.9bn Transnordestina Railway Reaches 82% Complete
Infrastructure Key Facts —The milestone. Finished track reached 777 of 1,206 kilometres after a 101km stretch between Acopiara and Quixeramobim opened on 2 July, putting phase one at 82% physical execution. —The bill. Total cost is put at R$15bn ($2.9bn), of which R$9.8bn ($1.9bn) had been disbursed by March 2026. —The financier. The Northeast development […
Gulf Capital Enters South America Through Guyana’s Grid
Energy Key Facts —The deal. Guyana Power and Light signed a cooperation agreement with Global South Utilities, a power investor from the United Arab Emirates. —The first. It marks the Gulf company’s first entry into South America, a new front in its emerging-market strategy. —The scope. The framework covers power generation, renewable energy and smart […] Th