Broadband Slow to Increase in Brazil
The PNBL, the National Broadband Plan, was launched a year ago to provide millions throughout Brazil with a 1Mb internet...
January 15, 2013Topic
Ben Tavener
Inflation Ends 2012 Above Target: Daily
Brazil’s key inflation rate, the Consumer Price Index (IPCA), ended 2012 at 5.84 percent, very much at the high end...
January 11, 2013
Brazil Public Spending Up 10% in 2012
Public spending in Brazil increased by only 10.7 percent in 2012, according to figures revealed by SIAFI, with the majority...
January 8, 2013
Brazil has Record Car Sales in 2012: Daily
The Brazilian car industry had its most successful year to date in 2012, sales figures have revealed. Some 3.8 million...
January 4, 2013
Brazil 2013 Foreign Policy Outlook
Six of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's overseas trips in 2013 have already been announced and appear to show greater attention...
January 1, 2013
Brazil Power Cuts Amid Heat Wave: Daily
Passengers and workers at Rio’s Galeão International Airport were left sweltering after a power outage meant buildings were left without...
December 28, 2012
Petrobras Announces Six New Platforms
Petrobras will put six new oil platforms into operation in 2013, adding around 840,000 barrels of oil daily to the...
December 25, 2012
Drunk Driving Fines Increased: Daily
A major drunk-driving operation by Rio police has led to over 150 motorists being fined after new Lei Seca (literally...
December 23, 2012
Record Christmas Sales and Debt in Brazil
Brazilians have been spending record amounts on the festive season at a time when the record levels of personal debt...
December 11, 2012