AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAmazon Conservation: Spain’s Inditex is funding a €6.5 million, 2026-2028 push with Conservation International to protect more than 2 million hectares of the Amazon across Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Suriname, including support for Indigenous lands and protected areas. Food Security: A UN report says global hunger fell for a third straight year in 2025, reaching 645 million people (7.8%), with gains in Latin America and the Caribbean, but warns climate shocks and trade disruptions could stall progress. World Cup Economics: FIFA president Gianni Infantino floated the idea of a 64-team World Cup, a move that could reshape qualification value and shift money and influence toward FIFA. Payments Clash: Brazil’s Pix is at the center of a new US trade fight, with Washington citing Pix as a barrier as 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports take effect. Guyana Ferry Tragedy: Guyana says 27 bodies have been recovered and 83 people remain missing after the MV Barima capsized off its coast. Caribbean Mobility: Santo Domingo will make metro, cable car and buses free during the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, running July 24-Aug. 8. Hate Speech Monitoring: Spain’s racism watchdog OBERAXE logged 40,861 hate-related posts in June, with World Cup-linked attacks targeting players including Lamine Yamal.
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