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AI and commerce developments across Latin America.

Wednesday November 4, 2026

  1. Mercado Libre keeps its inventory away from outside AI shopping agents, for now

    CEO Ariel Szarfsztejn is betting on an in-house shopping agent, while Q3 operating margin slid to 6.3% on heavy investment.

    Our takeMercado Libre says it will not, for now, supply inventory to external AI shopping agents, keeping customer data and search ad revenue in-house. Its own search and agent become the main route to discovery on the platform.

    MarketBeatRetail and marketplacesRetailers pick sides on outside AI shopping agents

Sunday November 1, 2026

  1. Brazil courts AI data centers with equipment tax breaks and cheap renewable power

    The REDATA law requires 10% of qualifying capacity to be offered locally, as AWS, Microsoft and Google expand their Brazilian footprints.

    Our takeFor commerce teams in Brazil, more local AI data center capacity could mean lower latency for AI search, recommendations and service agents, plus clearer answers on where data is processed.

    FortuneAI infrastructureThe AI infrastructure spending race

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