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1. Church of England raises pressure on miners over dams

Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster

2. An inconvenient truth for Brazil’s biggest company

In contrast with many global peers, Petrobras has made scant efforts to diversify into green energy

3. Vale ex-CEO charged with homicide over dam disaster

Brazilian prosecutors also accuse miner and safety group of environmental crimes

4. US extends Venezuelan oil refiner Citgo’s lifeline

Treasury also licenses Chevron to operate in crisis-hit nation for a further 3 months

5. Mexico’s Pemex in deep water as debt outlook worsens

State-owned oil group faces risk of further rating downgrades and grapples with output woes

6. Crunch time for tycoon as Digicel bond clouds loom

Ireland’s richest man O’Brien faces struggle to refinance former cash cow’s debt pile

7. JBS: unreliable steer

Pressure rises on investors to blacklist companies associated with Brazilian deforestation

8. Weak currencies boost Latin America’s producers

From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits

9. Latin America must kick its addiction to oil-powered development

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy

10. Latam banks: flying down to Rio

Future of finance: Brazil’s main Latin rival for the attention of emerging market fund managers is Mexico

11. Mexico’s Grupo Lala chief to join JAB beverages arm

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm

12. Latin American producers boosted by weaker currencies

Price in local currencies of commodities such as copper and coffee has surged

13. Natura backs people, planet and profit

Brazilian company wants to be seen as ‘the friendly face of capitalism’

14. South American tensions threaten Mercosur trade deal

Spats between Brazil and Argentina could roil critical summit

15. Brazil urged to renew limits on Amazon soya production

Businesses and investors call on government to continue to back moratorium signed in 2006

16. Brazil prepares for deep-sea oil auction bonanza

ExxonMobil and Shell among those competing in blockbuster auction

17. Daniel Martínez-Valle: refocusing an industrial group to ‘do good’

A Mexican company has revamped itself, with the aim of having a positive impact on people’s lives

18. Brazil pinpoints Greek tanker in probe of huge oil leak

Authorities believe leaked crude was from Venezuela, which is under heavy US sanctions

19. BHP paves way to reopen Brazilian mine four years after dam collapse

Samarco disaster in 2015 was Brazil’s worst environmental catastrophe

20. Venezuela opposition sues PDVSA bondholders

Juan Guaidó’s team tries to shield oil group’s crown jewel Citgo from being seized

21. Why the Atlantic region is key to Colombia’s energy

The area’s renewable and hydrocarbon resources look promising

22. Creditors and politicians spar over Venezuela’s oil jewel Citgo

Opposition leader Guaidó seeks ways to hold on to refiner as $913m bond payment looms

23. Seeking the Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies

Apply for a place in the first FT annual ranking of companies in north, central and south America

24. Vale holds dividends as it looks to repair damage from disaster

Iron ore producer has set aside more than $6bn to cover fines and clean up costs

25. Vale faces criminal charges after Brazil mine collapse

Police accuse company, safety inspector and some employees of ‘false representation’