LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Saturday, August 29, 2026

Santos Dumont reopened Thursday night after a Phenom 100 business jet, registration PS-VEE, skidded off the runway at 4:10 p.m. There were no injuries, but across the closure 71 flights were cancelled and 15 diverted to Galeão. Cenipa has opened an investigation into the incident, and authorities say aircraft and crews are still being repositioned, so passengers should reconfirm flights before heading to the airport. In Bolivia, a diesel decree tied to protests has kept pressure on the Trinidad–Santa Cruz corridor, with the San Pablo bridge blockade in Beni a key flashpoint. In finance, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks shifted September hike odds to about 57% and cut gold around 3%, while U.S. yields and the dollar rose.