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1. ‘Robin Hood in reverse’: the crisis in the Brazilian state

The winner of October’s election will have to address a budget dominated by special interests

2. Heineken factory caught up in Brazil land dispute

Spring water case an example of kind of legal tangle that can await foreign investors

3. 3,453 days and $18tn later, a bull market record

From battered banks to tech titans, the historic milestone in seven charts

4. Venezuela’s state oil group agrees $2bn Conoco payout

Deal ends dispute over nationalisation that had disrupted PDVSA’s exports

5. Nicaragua’s $13bn economy sinks as uprising persists

Climate of fear drains banking system and collapse of tourism hinders growth

6. Reinventing business

Disruption hits retail, consumer goods, industrials and pharma sectors

7. Mexico’s leftist ‘Amlo’ weighs up Trump challenge

Would-be president and foreign policy neophyte faces test north of the border

8. Latin America faces up to growing uncertainties

Elections test region’s democratic mettle; markets test its finances

9. Missionary zeal: ‘Amlo’ promises to shake up Mexico

López Obrador’s fans see a champion of the poor but opponents fear a leftwing populist

10. Argentina’s economic turmoil hits small businesses

Jump in interest rates leaves companies with restricted access to credit in vulnerable state

11. Mexico’s business chiefs urge voters to shun Amlo

Leftwing nationalist is the frontrunner in July’s presidential race

12. Petrobras hit after truckers force diesel price cut

Brazil oil group says no further reductions after move to placate drivers backfires

13. Halliburton writes off investment in Venezuela

Crude production in the country has dropped to less than half its level in 1998

14. Americas find common cause in attack on Maduro

Trump is the first US president to miss Americas Summit in its 24-year history

15. Trump has no business in South America

Defeat in Panama leaves the Trump Organization with just one project in South America

16. Megadeal puts Brazil back on M&A bankers’ radar

Resurgence seen continuing despite uncertainty over October presidential election

17. Investing in Mendoza

As Mendoza hosts the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, FT writers analyse one of Argentina’s most dynamic provincial economies, including its energy, tourism, agriculture and — in the land of Malbec — its wine

18. Luis Alberto Moreno: ‘We must improve society as a whole’

With Mendoza hosting this week’s Inter-American Development Bank meeting, the FT put questions to its president

19. Argentina: Mendoza mining must dig deep to win public over

People fear damage to water and the environment and that regulation would be lacking

20. Mendoza business climate gives Argentina the energy edge

From shale gas to renewables, the province aims to be a net exporter

21. Eye surgeon’s services prove major attraction in Mendoza

Family business thrives in ‘town without traffic’ and is renowned for innovation

22. Mendoza vineyards complement better wine with fine food

Having driven up quality, wineries are moving into gastro-tourism

23. Brazil looks to data for solutions to rising crime

Start-ups offer software that help businesses cope with country’s security problems

24. São Paulo: Creating the Future

São Paulo, the most global of Brazilian cities, has a character that it owes as much to its historical roots as to its cosmopolitan business profile

25. Mexico raises close to $100bn in oil sector investment

Shell secures nine contracts in largest tender since reforms in 2013