Rio Times · Latin America

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Latin America — —Brazil A military reckoning unfolds as a Navy ex-commander is jailed for 24 years over a coup plot, forcing the armed forces to account for 2023.

—Mexico Corporate confidence holds—Cemex lifts its outlook on a 24% EBITDA leap—even as cartel violence kills an ex-mayor and nine others in Zacatecas.

—Argentina A twin sensation of relief and wariness settles in after CAF approves a US$250 million guarantee, clinging to a US$170 billion fiscal innocence plan.