Brazil's Supreme Court has approved an emergency plan to restore the operational capacity of the CVM, the country's securities regulator. Read the full article on O Globo....
In defense of press freedom and the physical integrity of journalists, the Nokosphere Consortium strongly condemns any attempt to intimidate, persecute, illegally monitor, or commit violence against members of the press. The recent revelations regarding allegedly coordinated actions against journalists Lauro Jardim and Malu Gaspar raise a serious alarm: when journalism is treated as a...
This investigation, originally published by O Bastidor, raises serious questions about regulatory impartiality in Brazil's capital markets. It examines allegations of conflicts of interest surrounding a key CVM opinion in the Oncoclínicas case and why the final decision could have far-reaching consequences for investor confidence. [Go to the article]...
Brazil's securities regulator is facing significant staffing shortages, raising questions about the effectiveness of market oversight and enforcement. An insightful read on one of the less visible risks within financial regulation. Read the full article on obastidor.com.br: [go to article]...
Renan Santos enters the race as a political lone gunman, betting on direct confrontation and beginning to occupy the space that part of the Brazilian right no longer feels is fully represented. In a country exhausted, divided, and emotionally saturated, Renan Santos is beginning to emerge as what almost no one expected: a real surprise. ...
The power outage that affected large parts of Berlin’s southwest in early January was, according to investigators, caused by a targeted arson attack carried out by the left-wing extremist “Vulkangruppe.” According to assessments by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the group has carried out a total of 13 attacks on infrastructure...
To date, there is no judicial proof regarding how Ronnie Lessa was paid for the murder of city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, in March 2018. The crime took place in a context in which sophisticated mechanisms for concealing financial transactions—such as cryptocurrencies, offshore companies, and the use of intermediaries—are already widely...
Something sneaky is happening in Europe’s supermarkets. The chocolate bar you’ve loved since childhood looks the same. The packaging still shouts “NEW RECIPE!” or “Now with 30% less sugar!” - but mysteriously, it also contains 30% less everything else. Welcome to shrinkflation, inflation’s quieter, better-dressed cousin. The Disappearing Act Shrinkflation is the magician of modern...
RIO DE JANEIRO, 2025: When independent investment agent André Luiz Albuquerque was due to testify before Brazil’s securities regulator in early 2019, few expected the case to evolve into one of the country’s most unsettling financial scandals. He never made it to the hearing. Albuquerque died that same day - a coincidence that continues to...