CARIBBEAN

7 domains mapped · Code: PR

These are jurisdiction-specific research-progress records. They expose first moves, likely actors, and institutional infrastructure where mapped; they are not a claim that every country has a finished statutory memo for all 61 domains.

Canonical domain beta-W from Ultra-Processed Food. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico has one of the highest obesity rates in the US. Imported Ultra-Processed Food dominates the food supply (85%+ of food is imported). When diet-related healthcare costs (Medicaid/Medicare data) are linked to product categories, W becomes computable.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Sovereign Debt & Intergenerational Extraction. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico defaulted on roughly $74 billion in municipal bond debt plus $50 billion in pension liabilities, and a US-appointed Financial Oversight and Management Board now controls the territory's budget while bondholders and hedge funds extracted repayment ahead of schools, hospitals, and pensions. The route is viable because the bonds were issued under US securities law and restructured through a federal court process, so creditor behavior and disclosure rules can be changed by Congress and the courts.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Insurance & Climate Risk Mispricing. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:After Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Fiona in 2022, private insurers delayed or denied billions in claims while premiums rose and coverage thinned across an island where most building stock sits in flood and wind zones. The route is viable because property insurance in Puerto Rico is regulated under US-style state insurance law through the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, which could set claims-handling and solvency rules.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Oil & Gas Extraction. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico generates the large majority of its electricity by burning imported oil and gas through an aging, debt-laden grid run by the bankrupt Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, producing some of the highest electricity prices under US jurisdiction alongside chronic blackouts. The route is viable because the island has abundant solar potential, a renewable target already in law, and billions in federal reconstruction funds available to redirect.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico is one of the largest pharmaceutical and medical-device manufacturing centers under US jurisdiction, yet residents face the same opaque pharmacy-benefit-manager pricing intermediary tier that inflates drug costs while rebates flow to intermediaries rather than patients. The route is viable because PBMs operating on the island fall under US federal drug-pricing rules and the local insurance regulator, both of which could mandate pass-through pricing.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Fisheries. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico's coral-reef fisheries support coastal communities and tourism, but overfishing of grouper, snapper, and conch plus reef degradation are collapsing stocks that take decades to recover. The route is viable because the island's federal waters are managed through the Caribbean Fishery Management Council under US law, which could set and enforce binding catch limits and protected areas.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

Canonical domain beta-W from Tax Havens and Offshore Finance. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.

PRIMARY ROUTE:Puerto Rico's Act 20/22 incentives (now Act 60) grant near-zero capital-gains and corporate tax to mainland-relocating investors, draining federal and local revenue while driving up housing costs and displacing residents who receive little of the promised benefit. The route is viable because these incentives are statutory under the Puerto Rico legislature and are already under IRS audit scrutiny, so eligibility and residency rules can be tightened or repealed.

4 actor-lane actions mapped

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