Brazil Focus Survey: IPCA Climbs for Ninth Week to 4.91%
Brazil's 2026 IPCA forecast rose to 4.91% in the May 11 Boletim Focus, the ninth weekly increase and highest since...
May 12, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Brazil's morning call covers today's US CPI (cons 3.7%), Brazil IPCA (cons 4.41%), Petrobras Q1 webcast, and the Ibovespa's new...
May 12, 2026
BTG Pactual Q1 Profit Hits Record R$4.8B as ROAE Reaches 26.6%
Banco BTG Pactual (B3: BPAC11), Latin America's largest investment bank, reported Q1 2026 adjusted net income of R$4.808 billion
May 11, 2026
Super El Niño Forming in 2026 Threatens Brazil Food Inflation
ECMWF projects 3.2°C sea anomalies by end-2026—matching record events since the 19th century. Brazil's inflation forecast already at 4.89%. What...
May 11, 2026
Brazil Vehicle Production Climbs 4.9% in First Four Months of 2026
Brazil's vehicle production rose 4.9% to 873,000 units in the first four months of 2026, beating the Anfavea forecast as...
May 11, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, May 11, 2026
NFP beat 115K, S&P hits record 7,399, Nasdaq at 26,247. BRL below R$4.90, Ibovespa up 0.49%, Brent $101. Petrobras Q1...
May 11, 2026
Brazil Sets All-Time Export Record in April on Oil and Soy Surge
Brazil's April exports hit an all-time monthly record of $34.1B as soy and oil surged on the Iran war premium,...
May 8, 2026
Brazil Central Bank Buys Dollars in Futures First Time in 10 Years
Banco Central do Brasil bought $500 million in dollar futures on May 6, its first reverse-swap auction since November 2016...
May 8, 2026
Spain’s Iberdrola to Invest $9.5 Billion in Brazil Grid Renewal
Iberdrola's Brazilian unit Neoenergia will invest R$47 billion ($9.5B) over 5 years across 4 distributors as 30-year concession renewals are...
May 8, 2026