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.
Brazil’s central bank again highlights considerable uncertainty about the economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank repeated on Tuesday, 13, in the minutes of last week's meeting, the fiscal warning made...
Brazilian Navy and Embraer to work together on radar development
The General Directorate of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Brazilian Navy and Embraer signed a technical cooperation agreement to study and analyze the...
Industrial confidence in Brazil drops for the third consecutive month in December
For the third consecutive month, the industry's assessment of the current scenario and the upcoming months showed a slight worsening.
According to the National Confederation...
Brazilian stock market falls sharply and dollar rises on fears that PT party will change law on state-owned enterprises
The Ibovespa, the main index of the B3 (São Paulo Stock Exchange), fell 3.39% this Monday alone (Dec. 12) amid rumors of changes or...
IBGE foresees an 11.8% increase in Brazilian production and a record agribusiness harvest for 2023
Despite the adversities caused by drought, the pandemic, the dollar price, the war in Ukraine, and the increase in the value of inputs, Brazilian...
54% of Brazilians say they feel unsafe in the city where they live
In 2021, the percentage of people who felt safe at home (89.5%) was higher than those who felt safe in their neighborhood (72.1%).
This proportion...
Lula da Silva announces Fernando Haddad as new Brazilian Finance Minister
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) announced on Friday morning (Dec. 9) the first chosen to lead ministries in his new term...
Ibovespa falls 2.23% and goes to its lowest level since August, with PEC, Copom and Haddad; Dollar rises 0.20%
The Ibovespa closed down 2.23% this Thursday (Dec. 8) at 107,200 points - the worst level since Aug. 5, when it closed at 106,472...
Brazil has the highest real interest rates in the world
Brazil has the highest real interest rates in the world, according to a ranking published by the asset manager Infinity Asset. It is in...
Brazil’s Vale plans to increase iron production to 320 million tons in 2023
Brazilian miner Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer, and exporter, plans to manufacture between 310 and 320 million tons of iron ore in...
Brazilian Central Bank’s Copom keeps basic interest rates at 13.75% per year
Despite the recent hike in inflation, the Central Bank (BC) did not change interest rates. By unanimity, the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) maintained the...
Brazil’s agribusiness GDP should grow up to 2.5% in 2023
The agribusiness GDP (Gross Domestic Product) should remain stable or, in a more optimistic scenario, grow up to 2.5% in 2023, according to estimates...
Brazilian Central Bank should maintain interest rates, but fiscal risk worries – financial market
Uncertainties about fiscal policy in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) government give room for the maintenance of monetary tightening for a...
China accelerates purchases of corn from Brazil to replace imports from the U.S.
China has accelerated its purchases of Brazilian corn to replace imports of the more expensive grain from the United States.
Four ships loaded with Brazilian...