EU Meat Ban Fallout: Brazil voiced “deep concern” after the EU suspended Brazilian meat imports over animal-health and antibiotic guarantees, warning it may take reciprocal measures if talks stall. Offshore Wind Pilot: ABS and JB Energy signed an MoU for an 18 MW floating wind pilot off Rio Grande do Sul, with ABS support for Port of Rio Grande emissions cuts and decommissioning planning. Solar Performance Risk: Brazilian researchers found delayed photovoltaic inverter startup can cut annual output by 1.88%, with most losses in the first 90 minutes after sunrise—an operational issue for utility-scale plants. Digital Infrastructure: Alibaba Cloud launched its first South America cloud region in Brazil (São Paulo), aiming at low-latency, data-governance-ready AI and enterprise workloads. Manufacturing Competitiveness: ROMI Fundição highlighted foundry upgrades to reduce scrap and speed pattern changes, targeting cost and flexibility pressures in industrial casting. Energy & Trade Policy: Brazil’s Senate advanced rare-earth regulation and a bill linking data-center incentives to renewable energy use, signaling policy momentum for critical minerals and greener power demand.