Brazil Cuts 70 Percent of INPE Budget, Including Amazon Monitoring
According to officials budget cuts will hinder satellite programs which monitor deforestation and those which forecast weather for the entire...
November 28, 2017Topic
Budget
Finance Minister Meirelles Urges Pension Reform in Brazil
According to the minister if the reform is not approved by Congress in a few years more than 80 percent...
November 23, 2017
Brazil Predicts 4 Percent Growth if Reforms Approved
For Finance Minister, Henrique Meirelles, the country could grow as much as four percent per year if reforms, like social...
October 13, 2017
Brazil Announces Cuts of R$42.1 Billion to Meet Budget Target
The measures, that do not include raising taxes, will allow government to meet the primary result target for this year,...
March 30, 2017
Tips for Traveling to Rio on a Budget During Carnival 2017
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For years the city of Rio became increasingly expensive, between...
February 9, 2017
Brazil to Increase Culture Ministry Budget by 40 Percent
In May, President Temer was severely criticized when he announced he was extinguishing the Ministry of Culture.
November 16, 2016
Brazil Aims to Approve Limit on Federal Spending
The Constitutional amendment calls for federal spending to be limited to a ceiling of the previous year's budget, adjusted by...
October 10, 2016
Brazil Minister of Education Calls for 7 Percent Budget Increase
Brazil Minister of Education Calls for 7 Percent. Expert brazil education analysis and reporting from The Rio Times. Latest brazil...
September 8, 2016
Rio’s Olympics Expected to Run 43 Percent Over Budget
Once the events are over, the city country is expected to fall back to one of the worst recessions in...
July 26, 2016