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Brazil to end multimillion-dollar budget deficit from 2024, says planning minister

As announced by the Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet, the Brazilian Government will end the multimillion-dollar fiscal...

Weekly agenda: Bolsonaro back in Brazil and Quarterly Inflation Report

Here is a selection of topics and events that should mark the Brazilian agenda...

Without Lula, signing of Brazil-China agreements will be postponed

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Favaro, said on Sunday (26) that the signing of agreements between Brazil and China that were scheduled...

With pneumonia, Lula cancels trip to China entirely

Initially, Lula postponed the trip to Sunday (26), but no more date was set for the visit to Beijing. Lula...

Bolsonaro’s party confirms his return to Brazil for March...

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro will return to the country on March 30, one day after the last announced...

Bolsonaro plans a trip to Europe, says Portuguese newspaper

Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is planning a trip to Europe. This is what the...

Brazil’s Central Bank maintains interest rate at 13.75% per annum for the fifth consecutive time

The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank decided on Wednesday, in its second meeting of the year, to maintain the Selic basic interest rate at 13.75 percent per annum, in line with financial...

Lula da Silva’s tax reform raises taxes on services in Brazil by up to 210%

By Hamilton Ferrari, Houldine Nascimento The Lula administration promises a neutral consumption tax reform to improve the system. The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, says that the charge will include those who don't pay, aiming for "social...

Brazilian President Lula’s third term in office has 41% citizen approval, according to survey

The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which began last January 1, has 41 percent approval among Brazilians, according to a...

Four people died in the crash of a helicopter in the Brazilian city of São Paulo

Four people lost their lives yesterday, Friday, when the helicopter they were being transported crashed on the street in the city of São Paulo, the largest metropolis in Brazil and South America, confirmed the Fire...

Brazilian Justice says it completed analysis of January 8 attacks and keeps 294 detainees in prison

The Brazilian Justice said it finished analyzing the requests for freedom of the prisoners for the anti-democratic acts of January 8, with a balance of more than 1,100 people released after having been arrested, while...

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