"MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) has laid off 119 employees as part of its artificial intelligence expansion efforts" — COUNT CORRECTION: 119, not ~116. Cuts across Latin America (38 in Brazil), concentrated in UX/content-writing teams; most dismissals Jan 8, reported Jan 12, 2026. Reuters also carried it as 'MercadoLibre lays off 119 people due to its AI expansion, Folha reports'. AI attribution is from Folha/press only; the company reportedly said the decision was not driven by direct substitution of employees by automated systems - so company-explicit=false.