Brazil: Homicide rate dropped 6% in 2021, says study
The number of homicides in Brazil fell from 50,448 in 2020 to 47,765 last year.
June 28, 2022Topic
Brazilian states
Brazil’s Centerwest, Southeast and South finance the whole of Brazil and especially the poor North and Northeast
Brazil's Midwest is getting more prosperous thanks to the agricultural boom. For the first time, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso...
May 18, 2022
Fuels generate record tax revenue for Brazilian states in 1st quarter
The ICMS tax on motor fuels and lubricants drew record collections from states in 1Q2022. The federal entities collected R$32.76...
May 4, 2022
Sergipe State has the highest GDP projection in Brazil for 2022
Sergipe's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should grow more than 4%, first among the states in the country along with Paraíba...
January 4, 2022
Five Brazilian prosecutors ask the State to allocate US$11 billion to coronavirus victims
A group of Brazilian prosecutors has sent a request on Wednesday for the State to invest R$62.5 billion (US$11 billion)...
December 16, 2021
Brazil states foresee US$6 billion loss from ICMS tax change on fuels designed to mitigate price rise
Brazilian states recalculated in R$32 (US$6) billion the size of the losses with the project that changes the way ICMS...
October 19, 2021
With inflation surge, Brazilian states should enter 2022 election year with full coffers
With the boost from higher inflation, governors' coffers are significantly fuller in the run-up to the 2022 election campaign. From...
July 12, 2021
Brazil governors seek own vaccine supplies as stocks run low
Brazilian state governors are pursuing their own vaccine supply plans, with some expressing concern that President Jair Bolsonaro’s government won’t...
February 13, 2021
Analysis: Brazil’s Crazy Tax System Creates “Brazil Cost” for New Businesses
Expectations that the Bolsonaro Government would put the liberal discourse used in its campaign into practice and pass a tax...
February 2, 2021