Brazilian federal police recently seized assets worth roughly $2 billion in a drug trafficking and money laundering investigation. Days earlier, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Brazilian nationals and four companies linked to Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), one of Latin America’s largest criminal organizations. The operation focused on crypto-related funding channels and reflects stepped-up cross-border enforcement cooperation. The action did not affect sovereign credit, foreign-exchange markets, or traditional financial assets such as energy or metals supply chains.

China’s quadruped robot maker Unitree Robotics has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market later this month. The company plans to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (around $619 million) in the offering. The move is a routine regulatory clearance rather than a development tied to policy shifts, major order wins or a technology milestone.