Brazil’s Art Market Is Having a Strong Run
Brazilian gallery sales rose 21% in 2025. The figure comes from the Art Basel and UBS art-market report, a closely...
May 28, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Senate Panel Advances Brazil’s Rural Debt Relief
The Senate's Committee on Economic Affairs approved PL 5122/2023 in a symbolic vote. The bill, authored by deputy Domingos Neto
May 28, 2026
Petrobras Bets R$2.8 Billion on the Amazon
Petrobras and its logistics unit Transpetro will invest more than R$2.8 billion, about US$555 million, in Amazonas state through 2030.
May 28, 2026
Brazil’s Public Debt Hits a Record R$8.8 Trillion
Brazil's federal public debt climbed to a record R$8.8 trillion in April, as the highest interest rates in two decades...
May 28, 2026
Brazil Moves to Fix Its Stock-Market Watchdog
The watchdog is the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios, or CVM, Brazil's equivalent of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 28, 2026
Brazil Moves to Cut Its Fertilizer Import Dependence
The lower house approved PL 699/2023, which creates the Program for the Development of the Fertilizer Industry, known as Profert.
May 28, 2026
Brazil’s Inflation Tops the Target Ceiling
The IPCA-15, a closely watched preview of official inflation, rose 0.62% in May. That was down from 0.89% in April,...
May 28, 2026
Brazilian Banks Tighten Farm Credit After a Wave of Defaults
The change is concrete. Banco do Brasil, the country's largest lender to agriculture, has tightened its rules in response to...
May 27, 2026
Latin America’s Largest Creative-Economy Summit Opens in Rio
Latin America's biggest gathering for the creative economy opened in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, and this year it doubles...
May 27, 2026