Brazil

Brazil’s trade balance shows a surplus of US$1.932 billion in the 3rd week of April

In April, the trade balance accumulated to a surplus of US$5.482 billion. This year, the balance is positive at US$...

April 19, 2022

Brazil pressures fintechs but maintains a promising environment for the sector

Rising interest rates and stricter rules imposed by the Brazilian Central Bank have increased the pressure against fintechs,

April 19, 2022

Brazil: West side of Paranaguá Port receives public and private investments

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The west side of Paranaguá Port in Paraná State is being developed with public and...

April 19, 2022

Brazil: US dollar starts the week with a sharp drop and closes at R$4.64

The perspective of high interest rates in Brazil pushed the dollar down and made the North American currency close with...

April 19, 2022

Brazil’s Economy Minister goes to the US to convince investors Brazil is “safe haven”

Pressured by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to increase public spending in an election year, the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes,

April 18, 2022

Five hot topics for Brazil this week (April 18)

The IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Washington brings together authorities such as Powell, Lagarde, Campos Neto, and Guedes.

April 18, 2022

Brazilian mega-project: São Paulo’s US$2.5 billion Parque Global

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The project started ten years ago and was embargoed for environmental issues for half of...

April 18, 2022

Brazil continues to receive Russian fertilizer, despite the war

Even after nearly 50 days of the war in Ukraine, which has affected fertilizer exports from Russia, fertilizer shipments to...

April 18, 2022

Brazil’s Health Minister announces end of sanitary emergency

Brazil's Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, announced the end of the Public Health Emergency of National Importance (Espin)

April 18, 2022