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BRAZIL · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: Casas Bahia is auctioning 367 lots of appliances and electronics online, with bids open until 4 September. —The discounts: Advertised cuts reach 68...
The US-Brazil visa dispute, from the ambassador's revoked visa to record cancellations, is a quiet warning for ordinary Brazilian travelers.
Braskem debt restructuring may move out of court, covering more than US$10 billion in debt, as...
Vale copper plans speed up: the miner will bring its Salobo expansion in Para online in...
Taesa closed its R$1.638 billion, about US$303 million, purchase of five Energisa transmission companies, adding regulated,...
Brazil's Senate will vote the critical minerals bill in the week of 31 August 2026, with Eduardo Braga...
Rio nightlife tonight, Friday 28 August 2026: Lapa at full strength with Rio Scenarium, Carioca da Gema and...
Quaest state polls for 23 states: Flávio Bolsonaro leads Espírito Santo 37-30, Acre 42-25 and Roraima 52-17, while...
Brazil approved a Voltalia data centre worth R$181.7 billion (US$35.3 billion) for Ceará's export processing zone, the largest...
Brazil's federal public defender sued Braskem for R$5 billion over abandoned Maceió salt mines. The federal government itself...
A ten-year count credited to Fogo Cruzado records 194 people shot in arguments involving off-duty security agents in...
A study credited to Fogo Cruzado and GENI/UFF puts 457,000 people in territory held by Rio's third-largest armed...
Pernambuco grew 4.47 percent in the first half of 2026, the strongest economic expansion in Brazil's Northeast, powered...