Bloomberg Peru President Pedro Castillo named former World Bank economist Pedro Francke as his finance minister and swore him in following a delay that unnerved investors. Francke advised Castillo on economic policy during the campaign and vowed to largely maintain the country’s macro-economic policies while putting more focus on social issues. He’ll be tasked with trying to maintain investor confidence ...

Bloomberg President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on his criticism of Brazil’s electronic voting system, presenting a series of conspiracy theories and debunked Internet videos as evidence that elections are vulnerable to cheating. During a nearly two-hour address late on Thursday, the far-right president attacked the electoral authority, which has requested he provide evidence of his repeated claims of voter fraud. ...

Bloomberg The Justice Department directed the Treasury Department to hand over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress, a move that means six years of Trump’s personal and business financial information could become public. “We conclude that the Secretary must comply with the Ways and Means Committee’s June 16, 2021 request” for the tax returns and related tax information, ...