
Brazil Court Ends Degree Tests for an Autism Tax Benefit
Brazil's STF ends degree tests for the autism tax benefit, allowing level 1 autism and mild disability to access zero-rate...
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Brazil's STF ends degree tests for the autism tax benefit, allowing level 1 autism and mild disability to access zero-rate...
August 22, 2026
Large banks push to lift the 12% cap in Brazil housing credit, but no formal proposal exists. The ceiling remains...
August 22, 2026
Brazil blocks welfare recipients from opening betting accounts, matched by CPF, with operators required to close existing accounts within three...
August 22, 2026
Lula has asked Brussels to restore Brazil chicken exports to the EU list, provisionally, before a delisting takes effect on...
August 22, 2026
Rio de Janeiro debt renegotiation: state seeks to restructure US$5 billion in bank loans with lower interest rates, led by...
August 22, 2026
Brazil markets on August 22, 2026: the Ibovespa closed at 171,031.73 and the real at 5.1437, with Copom, fiscal policy...
August 22, 2026
Sao Paulo daily brief for Saturday, August 22, 2026: weather, transport, rodizio rules, culture and the city news expats and...
August 22, 2026
Pablo Marçal loses two more appeals and stays barred to 2032. His 2026 presidential candidacy awaits judgment at the TSE....
August 22, 2026
Datafolha state polls show big leads in São Paulo, Rio and Minas Gerais ahead of October elections. See the latest...
August 22, 2026