AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBrazil’s Runoff: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro are headed to an Oct. 25 runoff after Bolsonaro narrowly led the first round. The contest pits Lula’s social-spending agenda against Bolsonaro’s promised spending cuts. Workers’ Rights: Brazil’s Senate approved a constitutional amendment ending the six-day workweek, guaranteeing two paid rest days and gradually reducing the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without cutting pay. Debt Pressures: The G24 warned that high borrowing costs and mounting debt are squeezing developing economies, calling for more accessible, affordable financing. Amazon and Border Security: Latin American and Caribbean forest loss fell 28% in 2025, but the region still lost about 2.54 million hectares. Peru and Ecuador are coordinating intelligence and operations to stop illegal mining and logging networks from shifting across their border. Trade: The EU removed Panama from its tax-haven blacklist, a decade after the Panama Papers scandal.
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