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quinta-feira, 14 de maio de 2026
MercoPress --- Welcome to the 05/14/2026 edition.
The Venezuelan government on Wednesday announced the formal launch of an "integral and orderly" restructuring of the country's public external debt and that of the state oil company PDVSA, in the most concrete step by acting President Delcy Rodríguez's administration toward financial normalization after nearly a decade in default. The communiqué, issued by the Sectoral Vice Presidency for the Economy, sets as its central objective "to put the economy at the service of the Venezuelan people and free the country from the burden of accumulated debt."
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel to Washington "in the coming months" to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump, in a meeting that national authorities describe as agreed and awaiting only the coordination of calendars, according to Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin's confirmation on Wednesday before the Senate International Affairs Committee. The summit would crown a series of overtures by the Broad Front government toward the Republican administration, initiated in the early weeks of Orsi's term, which began in March, and which have generated controversy within the ruling coalition itself.
The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the United Kingdom and Europe, Richard Hyslop, attended the formal opening of the British parliamentary year on Wednesday, 13 May, and held talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Minister for the UK Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, at the reception held after the ceremony. The meeting reaffirms the political alignment between London and Stanley at a moment of international diplomatic tension over the sovereignty of the archipelago.
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed economist Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve in a 54-45 vote, in a transition that hands control of the world's most influential central bank to President Donald Trump's pick at a moment of strong inflationary pressure. Warsh, a former Fed governor during the 2008 financial crisis and a former Morgan Stanley banker, will formally take office on Friday 15 May, following the departure of Jerome Powell, whose eight-year term has been marked by successive economic crises and a prolonged clash with the White House over the central bank's political independence.
A little-known but deeply poignant chapter of Patagonian history will be brought to life this June at one of the world’s most prestigious venues, London’s Royal Albert Hall.
The new minister of Paraguay's National Tourism Secretariat (Senatur), Jacinto Santa María, has announced a plan to turn the country into a regional tourism destination and draw up to 10 million annual visitors by 2037, a target that would almost triple the flow recorded in 2025 and which the official aims to reach by attracting major foreign investment to develop theme parks and megaprojects. Santa María, who took office two weeks ago, laid out the proposal in an interview with the EFE news agency and at his first press conference at the head of the agency.
US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday at 19:52 local time (11:52 GMT) to begin a three-day state visit to the Asian giant, his second trip to the country since the one made in 2017 during his first term and the first by a US president to the Chinese capital in nearly nine years. The summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will run Thursday and Friday and will tackle the fragile trade truce sealed in Busan last October, the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, the technological rivalry between the world's two largest economies, and the dispute over Taiwan.
Bolivia's Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday confirmed it will maintain its request for a 20-year prison sentence against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) for aggravated human trafficking, in proceedings that are moving forward despite the former leader's absence and a fresh arrest warrant issued against him after his failure to appear at Monday's hearing. Prosecutors argue that Morales had a relationship during his second term with a 15-year-old girl, with whom he allegedly fathered a daughter, and that the minor's parents are said to have consented to the relationship in exchange for political favors and economic improvements.
The official White House account on Tuesday published a series of messages on social media platform X suggesting the annexation of Venezuela to the United States under the formula of the "51st state," a discursive shift that strains the bilateral rapprochement built since the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January. The first post shows a map of Venezuela covered with the US flag and the caption "51st State"; eight minutes later, a video revives Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement of Maduro's capture, with footage of the former leader being flown to New York. The publication comes at a moment of apparent stagnation in the economic opening that acting President Delcy Rodríguez has pushed from Caracas to attract US investment.
sexta-feira, 8 de maio de 2026
Lula and Trump declare bilateral relationship reset after three-hour meeting at the White House
Lula and Trump declare bilateral relationship reset after three-hour meeting at the White House
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The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the United States, Donald Trump, held a meeting of close to three hours at the White House on Thursday in which both leaders declared an end to one of the most severe bilateral crises in two centuries of relations between the two largest economies in the Americas. The encounter, formalized as a working meeting, unfolded in a climate of personal fluency and allowed for the agreement to establish bilateral channels to address commercial, security, and regional cooperation matters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday a new package of sanctions against the Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), the conglomerate linked to the Cuban Armed Forces that controls approximately 40% of the island's economy, in a fresh escalation of the economic pressure deployed by the Trump administration against the Havana regime. The measure is part of the implementation of Executive Order 14404, signed by President Donald Trump on May 1, which authorizes sanctions against those responsible for political repression and threats to US national security.
The first ballots counted in the local elections held on Thursday across the United Kingdom confirmed the advance of the far-right Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, in territories historically dominated by Labour in the north of England and triggered the first public expressions of discontent within Prime Minister Keir Starmer's own party, in what various analysts already describe as one of the most adverse electoral nights for the ruling party since taking office in July 2024. The vote, in which more than 5,000 municipal seats across 136 local authorities and the devolved parliaments of Scotland and Wales were contested, opened the door to a potential internal crisis over Starmer's leadership.
The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences for the global supply of oil and other derivative products have not bypassed the Falkland Islands, which, as one local lawmaker put it, sit "at the tail end of global distribution."
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was received on Thursday by his American counterpart Donald Trump at the White House, in his first official visit to Washington since his return to power in 2023 and the second face-to-face meeting between the two leaders, following a brief 45-minute encounter on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur last October. The meeting, formalized as a working session rather than a state visit, seeks to consolidate the fragile bilateral truce reached after one of the most severe diplomatic crises in two centuries of relations between the two most populous democracies in the Americas.
British voters head to the polls on Thursday, May 7, in an election that will see the renewal of more than 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in England, six directly elected mayoralties, and the devolved parliaments of Scotland and Wales, in what various analysts and pollsters describe as the toughest electoral test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer since he took office in July 2024. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time and will close at 10:00 p.m., with most results expected by Friday afternoon.
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sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026
Após 25 anos de negociações, o acordo Mercosul-UE entra em vigor nesta sexta-feira
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O acordo de associação entre o Mercosul e a União Europeia (UE) entra em vigor provisoriamente na sexta-feira, 1º de maio, após mais de um quarto de século de negociações, no que constitui um dos acordos comerciais mais ambiciosos do mundo e a maior abertura recíproca já finalizada pelo bloco sul-americano. A assinatura final ocorreu em 17 de janeiro em Assunção e, embora a ratificação final pelo Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia e a subsequente aprovação pelo Parlamento Europeu ainda estejam pendentes, a entrada em vigor provisória permite o início imediato de reduções tarifárias que abrangem 95% dos produtos do Mercosul e 91% dos produtos da UE.
Os Estados Unidos e a Venezuela inauguraram na quinta-feira a primeira conexão aérea direta entre os dois países desde 2019 e assinaram dois novos acordos de energia, em um dia que a Casa Branca descreveu como um avanço substancial na fase de "revitalização econômica" do plano de três etapas elaborado pelo presidente Donald Trump e pelo secretário de Estado Marco Rubio para reorganizar a relação bilateral após a captura do ex-presidente Nicolás Maduro por tropas americanas em 3 de janeiro.
O petróleo Brent atingiu US$ 126,41 por barril na quinta-feira, seu nível mais alto desde a invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia em 2022, após a Axios noticiar que o Comando Central dos EUA (CENTCOM) estava preparando um plano militar que contemplava uma série de ataques "curtos e poderosos" contra a infraestrutura iraniana para forçar Teerã a retornar à mesa de negociações. O preço posteriormente se moderou, fechando próximo a US$ 114, uma queda parcialmente atribuída ao vencimento do contrato futuro de junho, mas a referência europeia acumula alta de mais de 60% desde o início da guerra contra o Irã em 28 de fevereiro.
O déficit nominal do setor público brasileiro atingiu 9,41% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) nos doze meses até março de 2026, quase um ponto percentual a mais que no período anterior, segundo dados divulgados nesta quinta-feira pelo Banco Central. O déficit consolidado de todas as administrações públicas — governo federal, estados e municípios — chegou a 1,21 trilhão de reais, o equivalente a cerca de US$ 244 bilhões, um dos maiores índices dos últimos anos para a maior economia da América Latina.
O Parlamento Europeu aprovou na quinta-feira, por ampla maioria, uma resolução que insta o Conselho da União Europeia a não levantar as sanções impostas aos responsáveis por violações dos direitos humanos na Venezuela até que o país adote "medidas significativas para uma transição pacífica para a democracia". O texto, promovido pelo Partido Popular Europeu, obteve 507 votos a favor, 31 contra e 35 abstenções, e foi apoiado inclusive pelo grupo dos Socialistas e Democratas, apesar das divergências internas sobre a estratégia em relação ao governo da presidente interina Delcy Rodríguez.
O Banco Central da Venezuela (BCV) começou a publicar sistematicamente indicadores econômicos que estavam sob sigilo há pelo menos uma década, em uma mudança institucional impulsionada pela intervenção militar dos EUA que culminou em 3 de janeiro com a captura do ex-presidente Nicolás Maduro e pela subsequente reconfiguração do sistema financeiro venezuelano sob a supervisão de Washington. A atualização das séries históricas no site do banco central permite agora saber, pela primeira vez em anos, que a inflação mensal atingiu 32% em janeiro, 14,6% em fevereiro e 13,1% em março, enquanto o índice anual ficou em 649,5% ao final do primeiro trimestre.quarta-feira, 29 de abril de 2026
🌍 Panorama Global: As 10 Principais Notícias Internacionais que Movem o Mundo
🌍 Panorama Global: As 10 Principais Notícias Internacionais que Movem o Mundo
O cenário internacional segue marcado por tensões geopolíticas, transformações econômicas e avanços tecnológicos que impactam diretamente mercados, governos e a segurança global. A seguir, você confere um resumo estratégico das principais notícias internacionais do momento — um panorama essencial para quem acompanha negócios, energia, política e economia global.
📰 Destaques Internacionais
A escalada de conflitos no Oriente Médio continua sendo o principal fator de instabilidade global. Israel intensificou ataques contra o Hezbollah no Líbano, atingindo centenas de alvos e elevando o risco de uma guerra regional mais ampla. Paralelamente, os Estados Unidos aumentaram a pressão sobre o Irã ao interceptar petroleiros, numa ação que impacta diretamente o fluxo global de energia.
Esse cenário contribuiu para a alta no preço do petróleo, reforçando a volatilidade do mercado internacional e gerando preocupação entre grandes players do setor energético.
No campo econômico, a China apresentou crescimento nas importações, mas desaceleração nas exportações, sinalizando uma possível reconfiguração do comércio global. Já a OTAN ampliou sua presença militar em regiões estratégicas, respondendo ao aumento das tensões com potências como Rússia e Irã.
Na América Latina, a Venezuela voltou a pressionar pelo fim das sanções impostas pelos Estados Unidos, em meio a uma crise econômica prolongada que continua afetando a estabilidade regional.
⚠️ Risco Geopolítico Elevado
O conflito envolvendo Irã, Israel e Estados Unidos entra em uma fase crítica, com operações militares mais diretas e aumento do risco de um confronto de grande escala — fator que mantém investidores e governos em alerta máximo.
💼 Economia e Grandes Corporações
No setor corporativo, a The Walt Disney Company anunciou a demissão de cerca de 1.000 funcionários em nível global, como parte de uma estratégia de reestruturação e corte de custos diante de mudanças no mercado de mídia e entretenimento.
🚀 Tecnologia e Inovação
A NASA divulgou novas imagens da missão Artemis 2, reforçando os avanços no programa espacial americano e o retorno das missões tripuladas à órbita lunar.
Por outro lado, o avanço da inteligência artificial acendeu um alerta no sistema financeiro global. Falhas identificadas em redes críticas demonstram que, apesar do potencial disruptivo da IA, ainda existem riscos relevantes relacionados à segurança e estabilidade econômica.
📊 Conclusão Estratégica
O atual cenário internacional é caracterizado por três vetores principais:
- Alta tensão geopolítica, especialmente no Oriente Médio
- Reconfiguração econômica global, com mudanças no eixo de comércio e energia
- Aceleração tecnológica, com impactos diretos em segurança e finanças
Para empresários, investidores e operadores do comércio internacional, acompanhar esses movimentos não é mais opcional — é uma necessidade estratégica.
🌐 Fonte
Compilação baseada em informações de veículos como Poder360 e Rede GNI, além de cobertura internacional.
📢 Hashtags para Distribuição
#Geopolítica #EconomiaGlobal #Petróleo #ComércioInternacional #Energia #OTAN #China #EUA #InteligênciaArtificial #MercadoGlobal #LFSComércioInternacional
sábado, 25 de abril de 2026
Trazemos o Informativo MercoPress de hoje - 25/04/2026
Trazemos o Informativo MercoPress de hoje - 25/04/2026
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The UK government closed ranks on Friday around its sovereignty claim over the Falklands, after the publication of an internal Pentagon email that considers reconsidering US diplomatic support for London over the archipelago as retaliation for Britain's refusal to join the military offensive against Iran. The institutional response was matched by a political front that included governing and opposition parties, as well as the Falklands government itself, amid the imminent state visit by King Charles III to the United States.
President Javier Milei reaffirmed on Friday Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands and said his government is “making unprecedented progress,” hours after the leak of an internal Pentagon memorandum that considers reviewing US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom over the archipelago as retaliation for London's refusal to join military operations against Iran.
The foreign ministers of Bolivia, Fernando Aramayo, and Chile, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, agreed on Friday to deepen bilateral ties and advance a joint economic agenda, amid a decisive diplomatic rapprochement between the two countries after nearly five decades without ambassador-level relations. The meeting, held at an event organized by the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Cainco) in Santa Cruz, concluded a two-day official visit by the Chilean minister.
Brent crude closed on Friday at $105.33 a barrel, accumulating a gain of nearly ten dollars from the start of the week, in a market dominated by uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict and the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The European benchmark crude touched $107.40 on Thursday — its weekly peak — before moderating its advance.
The escalation of extreme heat episodes is pushing agriculture “to the limit” worldwide and threatening the health and livelihoods of more than one billion people, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The document, titled “Extreme Heat and Agriculture,” warns that the phenomenon causes the annual loss of 500 billion working hours in the sector.
An internal Pentagon email is considering the withdrawal of US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom in its dispute with Argentina over the Falklands as part of a package of retaliatory measures targeting NATO allies that did not back US military operations in the war with Iran, which began on February 28 of this year. The revelation was published on Friday by Reuters, based on a leaked memorandum and confirmed by a US official speaking on condition of anonymity.