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        <title><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara - Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s BYD Open to Building Cars in Canada, Buying Out Rivals]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cargill Terminal Seizure Raises Tensions in Amazon Protests]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A blocked road as indigenous protesters camp outside of the Cargill grain terminal, along the Tapajos and Amazon Rivers in Santarem, Para state, Brazil, on Feb. 9.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nissan Americas Head Embraces Threat From Chinese Car Brands]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Edenred Gains After Brazil Judge Halts Meal Voucher Reform]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny Che]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[La industria de los autos blindados en Brasil atraviesa un “boom” de US$660 millones]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ya no es exclusivo para los más ricos. El temor a los asaltos violentos eleva la demanda de la clase media brasileña.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-15/la-industria-de-los-coches-blindados-en-brasil-atraviesa-un-boom-de-us-660-millones</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:11:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Employees of Carbon, Brazil&apos;s leading car armoring company, work at the factory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Brazil is the world leader in car armoring, surpassing Mexico.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulletproof Cars See $660 Million Boom in Brazil After Robberies Stoke Fear]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sales are at a record as the middle class seeks protection against increasingly visible violent crime]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Employees of Carbon, Brazil&apos;s leading car armoring company, work at the factory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Brazil is the world leader in car armoring, surpassing Mexico.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Renault, Geely Invest $714 Million in Brazil After Tie-Up]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Azul Says It Reaches Deal With Unsecured Creditors]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:23:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An Azul Airlines passenger aircraft parked at Congonhas Airport (CGH) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Azul SA&apos;s bankruptcy filing will allow it to restructure and reduce debt, but may impact its proposed merger with Gol Airlines and make it harder to compete with regional peers that have already restructured.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Great Wall Opens Brazil Car Plant, Seeks Site for Second]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with Mu Feng during the inauguration of the GWM automobile factory in Iracemapolis, Brazil on Aug. 15. Photographer: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images       </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BYD Shelves Plans to Build Major Mexico Car Plant Over Trump’s Trade War ]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/byd-indefinitely-delays-planned-mexico-plant-amid-trade-war</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil Sues EV Giant BYD Over ‘Slavery’ Conditions at Plant]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-28/brazil-sues-ev-giant-byd-over-slavery-conditions-at-plant</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 02:44:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lula and Xi Agree to Boost Chinese Presence in Brazil Despite Trump's Threats]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/lula-and-xi-to-ink-new-deals-as-brazil-shrugs-off-trump-s-trade-threats</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Iglesias]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 22:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro Is Stable After 12-Hour Bowel Surgery, Hospital Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil&apos;s former president, during an interview in Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. To Bolsonaro, Donald Trump&apos;s return to the White House justifies the political faith that he invested in his fellow president and regards Trump as his potential path to political redemption.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BYD Sticks to Brazil Output Schedule Despite Labor Abuse Charges]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:54:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chinese EVs Clog Up Brazil Ports With New Tariffs Cooling Growth]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Milei’s Revamp Offers CEOs a Hint of Optimism on Argentina]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-29/javier-milei-s-argentina-revamp-gives-ceos-market-for-profit-investment</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Simauchi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Javier Milei speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BYD Bets on Brazil Agribusiness to Drive Hybrid Pickup Sales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:35:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NFL Invades Soccer-Crazed Brazil in Push to Go Global]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The league is hosting its first game in South America, where football dominates and the American version is a niche sport.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/nfl-week-1-eagles-vs-packers-in-brazil-shows-league-s-global-ambition</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Rosati]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>In the leadup to the NFL’s first game in South America, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love appeared on a mural in downtown São Paulo.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Sao Paulo State Burns Amid Record Number of Wildfires]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-24/brazil-s-sao-paulo-state-burns-amid-record-number-of-wildfires</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An area of Amazon rainforest on fire in the municipality of Labrea, Brazil, on Aug. 20.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Lula Approves Green Hydrogen Bill, Vetoes Tax Credits]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-03/brazil-s-lula-approves-green-hydrogen-bill-vetoes-tax-credits</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonardo Lara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 19:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil&apos;s president, speaks during an interview with the foreign press at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, July 22, 2024. Lula warned his long-term ally Nicolas Maduro that Venezuela&apos;s economic future hinges on a clean election that ensures government legitimacy before the international community.</media:description>
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