{
  "id": 19850504,
  "title": "Pane no Outlook e no Teams atrasa a vida de gestoras",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/pane-no-outlook-e-no-teams-atrasa-a-vida-de-gestoras",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Brazil Journal",
    "slug": "brazil-journal",
    "url": "https://braziljournal.com/pane-no-outlook-e-no-teams-atrasa-a-vida-de-gestoras"
  },
  "original_language": "pt",
  "account": "Microsoft's Outlook service experienced a significant outage yesterday afternoon, causing headaches for many managers who had to resort to contingency plans to access financial statements and confirm transactions. The situation was particularly dire during the balance sheet season, one manager summarized. Financial results and research reports had to be retrieved from each company's or bank's website, with some firms relying on WhatsApp or Gmail for communication, though these methods lacked the completeness of Outlook. Several companies, both domestically and internationally, had to postpone the announcement of their results due to the disruption. The Teams platform also faced issues, leading to delayed meetings for several attorneys whose schedules were affected. In some cases, administrators and custodians' systems also impacted communication and quota confirmations, which are confirmed via email. Some firms with integrated systems relied on those providers or downloaded files to verify operations through administrator and custodian portals. One manager noted the inconvenience of missing Outlook in their schedules and certain workflows, such as brokers sending operation confirmation emails and some investment movements that may not be fully integrated yet. Microsoft stated that Outlook, Teams, and Copilot are being restored gradually. The company ruled out a hacker attack as the cause.",
  "summary": "A pane no Outlook trouxe dor de cabeça para muitos gestores, que tiveram de lançar mão de planos de contingência para acessar balanços e até mesmo confirmar operações. “O pior de tudo foi que aconteceu em plena temporada de balanços,” resumiu um gestor. Tanto os releases de resultados quanto os relatórios de research tiveram de ser buscados nos sites de cada companhia ou banco. “Tem empresa que…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}