Florianópolis tops Brazilian ranking of city competitiveness
Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, has been named Brazil's most competitive city, as revealed in the 2023 Municipal...
August 23, 2023Topic
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Brazilian states’ competitiveness: Minas Gerais and Goiás rise, Bahia falls; São Paulo keeps lead
In the 2023 State Competitiveness Ranking by the Public Leadership Center (CLP), Minas Gerais and Goiás experienced marked advancements, securing...
August 23, 2023
SoftBank’s LatAm leap: doubling down on deals, divestments and billion-dollar bets
SoftBank is exploring the sale of some of its stakes in Latin American startups, even when public offerings are less...
August 22, 2023
Brazil champions Argentina’s BRICS role amid summit uncertainties: a tale of South American diplomacy
In the lead-up to the XV BRICS Summit, contrasting stances emerged from South America concerning Argentina's potential role in the...
August 22, 2023
Golden grains: Brazil’s corn trumps its gold in the profit race
In Brazil, corn production is proving more profitable than gold extraction. Official data indicates that cornfields brought in almost five...
August 22, 2023
Brazil’s lawmakers push to abolish physical cash in face of rise of PIX
Currently, four legislative bills in Brazil's House of Representatives aim to phase out the use of physical cash. These bills...
August 22, 2023
Brazilian intelligence reveals NGO intrigue and foreign interference in Amazon region
Between 2002 and 2023, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) conducted a series of investigations into non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operations within...
August 22, 2023
Milked out: Brazil’s dairy dilemma in the face of rising imports
Addressing Brazil's Milk Import Challenges: Calls for Government Intervention to Stabilize Dairy Industry Amid Rising Imports from Argentina & Uruguay.
August 22, 2023
Brazil’s Supreme Court equates LGBTQIA+ slurs with racial abuse
On Monday, August 21, 2023, Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) leaned towards recognizing homophobic insults as equivalent to racial slurs, with...
August 22, 2023