Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
Rio mayor Eduardo Paes criticises “authoritarianism” of Lula government’s economic agenda
Paes stood up against the proposed Tax Reform that wants the extinction of ISS, a tax charged over the provision of services and the...
Brazil records inflation of 0.53% in first month of 2023
Brazil, Latin America's leading economy, recorded inflation of 0.53 percent in January this year, the first month of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's...
Argentina predicts second worst national harvest in 15 years for soybeans and corn due to drought
The soybean harvest in Argentina could drop to 34.5 million tons in the 2022-2023 campaign due to the impact of drought, registering its lowest...
Brazil forecasts grain production of 310.6 million tons in 2022-2023 cycle
Brazil projects a grain production of 310.6 million tons in the 2022-2023 agricultural cycle, which implies an increase of 38.2 million tons compared to...
Ibovespa falls and dollar rises amid Lula’s attacks on the Central Bank
Amidst another day of attacks by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the Central Bank, the Ibovespa closed with a drop, and the...
Vehicle production increases 5% in January in Brazil
Vehicle production in Brazil, the major Latin American economy, advanced by 5 percent in January of this year compared to the same month of...
IMF estimates Brazilian economic growth to be less than halve in Lula’s first year
The Fund's new estimates project very moderate annual growth of 1.2% for Brazil's economy, in contrast to the 3.1% seen in 2022.
The country is...
Bolivia manages to lower fiscal deficit from 12.7% to 7.2% in two years and consolidates economic recovery
Bolivia's fiscal deficit was reduced from 12.7 percent in 2020 to 7.2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product in 2022.
This, together with economic growth...
Lula da Silva announces public investment in naval industry and oil and gas sector in Brazil
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced yesterday, Monday, that his government would promote public investment in the naval and oil...
After Lula’s speech on central bank independence, the dollar jumps, interest rates rise and the stock market falls
The dollar and interest rates rose in the Brazilian market on Friday (Feb. 3), after criticism made by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
Billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann decides to return to Brazil because of the Americanas affair
Americanas' key shareholders - Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, and Beto Sicupira - have decided to land in Brazil and personally negotiate a solution...
Brazil’s Ibovespa index closes with zero gains for 2023
The main Index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange, Ibovespa, ended the trading session with zero gains this year this Friday, Feb. 3. The indicator...
Brazilian real rises to highest level since June on positive signals from central bank
The Brazilian real rose to its highest level since last June on Thursday after central bank policymakers kept interest rates unchanged and expressed concern...
Brazil’s most voted deputy Nikolas Ferreira says Congress will wage “war” against Lula da Silva
Federal deputy-elect Nikolas Ferreira (PL, right) said on Wednesday (Feb. 1), during a formal session at the House of Representatives, that the opposition will...