☀ Domingo Brief — Panama Canal Drama

Welcome back to the Domingo Brief! This week, we’re following Brazil’s major dengue breakthrough, Maduro’s surprise inauguration guests, and more.

Trivia of the Week 🎯

Only around a third of you (31%) correctly guessed the Latin American Boom as the literary movement that emerged in Latin America in the mid-20th century, characterized by magical realism and experimental narratives. The boom is closely associated with young Latin American novelists like Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa, whose work became widely circulated throughout the world during the 1960s and 1970s. Influenced by European Modernism and the Vanguardia movement, the Boom challenged established conventions of Latin American literature, reflecting often radical ideas amidst a period of intense political turmoil in the region.

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🇧🇷 Brazilian biological research facility Butantan Institute submitted a request to approve a new single-dose dengue vaccine to Brazil’s health regulatory agency. This year saw a record-shattering outbreak of dengue cases in Brazil (and neighboring Argentina, Colombia, and Peru), with low supply of a two-dose vaccine currently available in the public health care system. The new vaccine, however, reduces the risk of severe dengue by 89%, while the Butantan Institute estimates it could supply over 100M doses to the Health Ministry over the next three years.

🇨🇴 Colombian natural gas company Promigas has raised $82.1M in a sale of 10-year social bonds in the Colombian market. The placement, arranged by the International Finance Corporation, will fund the company’s Brilla program, which supports financial inclusion by helping customers finance the purchase of goods and ****services. This represents the first tranche of approximately $120.4M in planned sales for Promigas, carrying out the placement alongside subsidiaries Gases del Oriente and Surtigas.

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