
Banco Master Scandal Hits 1.6 Million Creditors
Brazil's Central Bank liquidated Banco Master on 18 November 2025. About 1.6 million creditors held US$7.9 billion in guaranteed paper....
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Brazil's Central Bank liquidated Banco Master on 18 November 2025. About 1.6 million creditors held US$7.9 billion in guaranteed paper....
August 31, 2026
Self employment Brazil MEI CNPJ 2026 guide for foreigners: MEI cap R$81,000, DAS R$82-87, digital nomad and investor visa rules,...
August 31, 2026
Digital banks in Brazil in 2026: Nubank at 139 million customers, Pix moving R$35 trillion a year, and why the...
August 31, 2026
Flavio Bolsonaro Banco Master loan 2026: leaked messages show the senator asked banker Daniel Vorcaro for US$24 million to fund...
August 31, 2026
Buying property Brazil foreigner 2026 guide: CPF, escritura, cartório, ITBI rates, financing limits and the investor visa threshold, explained step...
August 31, 2026
Brazil's congressional earmarks reached R$47.1 billion, up 315% in eleven years, while state firms post record deficits and Correios faces...
August 31, 2026
Brazil's courts received a record 1.24 million judicial debt collection cases in 2025, up 60% since 2020, as household indebtedness...
August 31, 2026
Brazil gross debt rose to 82.5% of GDP in July, R$10.9 trillion (US$2.1 trillion), as a R$1.4 billion primary surplus...
August 31, 2026
Brazil US tariffs talks produced no deal, Brasilia says, while BTG chairman Andre Esteves met Trump. What the 50% levy...
August 31, 2026