Brazil’s Stock Market Ends Flat as a Rate Cut Meets Global Caution
Brazil's Ibovespa ended flat at 168,277.55 on June 18 as a Selic cut to 14.25% met global caution after the...
June 19, 2026Topic
Brazil
Hawkish Fed Tightens the Vise on Brazil’s Rate Cuts
The US Federal Reserve held rates but signalled a tougher path under new chair Kevin Warsh, narrowing the room Brazil's...
June 17, 2026
Fitch Cuts Outlook on Brazil’s Banks to ‘Deteriorating’
Fitch cut its outlook on Brazil banks to "deteriorating" from "neutral," citing weaker asset quality and political risk, alongside Colombia...
June 13, 2026
Robberies in Brazil’s Biggest City Hit a 25-Year Low
São Paulo crime data shows robberies at a 25-year low and a homicide rate below most US states, even as...
June 13, 2026
Flup: How Rio’s Favela Book Festival Became a Cultural Heavyweight
Flup, Rio's literary festival born in the favelas, opens its 16th edition, now a recognised heritage event spotlighting Black and...
June 13, 2026
FliMinas: A New International Book Festival Lands in Minas Gerais
FliMinas, a new international literary festival in Belo Horizonte, drew big crowds and major authors, staking Minas Gerais a place...
June 13, 2026
Raízen Restructuring Clears Hurdle, Splits Brazil Energy Giant
Raízen, Brazil's Shell-Cosan fuel and sugar giant, won 80% creditor backing for a record debt overhaul that will split the...
June 13, 2026
Brazil Completes Copasa Sale, Its Second-Biggest Water Privatization
Brazil completed the Copasa privatization, a $1.6bn sale handing a state water utility to private control and testing the country's...
June 13, 2026
Banco Master Founder’s Second Plea Deal Rejected by Police
Brazil's Federal Police rejected jailed Banco Master founder Daniel Vorcaro's second plea deal, keeping the country's biggest bank-fraud case unresolved.
June 13, 2026