3 Key Points
—Braskem (BRKM5) reported a Q4 2025 net loss attributable to shareholders of R$10.284 billion ($1.96B), nearly doubling the R$5.64 billion ($1.07B) loss in Q4 2024, on net revenue of R$16.1 billion ($3.06B) declining...
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— Brazil's Supreme Court voted 8-2 to shut down the congressional investigation into billions in INSS pension fraud, overruling Justice André Mendonça's order...
TODAY'S FOCUS
The Pause Ends, Reality Returns
Today's Brazil's Financial Morning Call opens the last session of a week defined by hope and disappointment. This is part of The Rio Times' daily Brazil Financial Morning Call, covering...
Key Points
— An AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll shows Flávio Bolsonaro numerically ahead of Lula for the first time in a second-round simulation, 47.6% to 46.6%, a statistical tie within the one-point margin of error
— Both frontrunners carry...
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— Brazil attracted $900 million in net inflows while $44 billion fled other emerging markets during the Iran conflict, and Goldman Sachs named it the top EM pick based on oil-exporter status and cheap...
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— Italy's Court of Appeal in Rome authorized the extradition of former Brazilian congresswoman Carla Zambelli, who has been jailed in Rome since July 2025
— Zambelli faces two Supreme Court convictions totaling more than...