Bloomberg Brazilians are about to find out whether their popular president is able to get political allies elected in Sunday’s municipal vote. The nation of 200 million is choosing mayors and city councilors in elections that will serve as a sort of a referendum on the first half of President Jair Bolsonaro’s four-year mandate. Polls opened at 7 am local ...

Bloomberg The UK hinted that Brexit talks could stretch out beyond this week as the two sides struggle to overcome the key barriers to reaching a trade deal. While officials from both sides of the Brexit divide agree the coming week is crucial, negotiations over a trade agreement have already passed a number of informal deadlines. Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator ...

Bloomberg Banco Santander SA plans to cut as many as 4,000 jobs in Spain, adding to a global wave of staff reductions across the financial industry. The lender told union leaders it will lay off as much as 13% of its Spanish workforce and close as many as 1,000 branches after the pandemic boosted a switch by customers to digital ...