European retailers and investors urge Brazil to block land tenure bill
A group of European companies, including Tesco and Marks & Spencer, has threatened to stop using Brazilian agricultural commodities if...
May 5, 2021Topic
Congress
Analysis: Dollar down 6% since early March, back to R$5.40; will the slump continue?
Analysts assess that the U.S. currency may continue to drop, but it depends on the Fed and domestic politics.
April 28, 2021
After surprising joint resignations, Jair Bolsonaro appointed new leadership of the Armed Forces
Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday appointed the three commanders of the Armed Forces, following the crisis generated by the replacement of...
April 1, 2021
Budget 2021 may cause “shutdown” in the Brazilian economy
The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, warned President Jair Bolsonaro that the 2021 budget would be "unfeasible" with the accounting...
March 28, 2021
Brazil seeks ways to bypass federal government obstacles and speed up Covid-19 vaccination
Congress, mayors, governors and entrepreneurs are racing to expedite the purchase of immunizers and unblock the vaccination campaign, aware that...
March 2, 2021
Analysis: Presidential silence endorses action by Bolsonarist groups
Last week, Bolsonaro kept his distance from Daniel Silveira's case, a PSL deputy from Rio de Janeiro who attacked Federal...
February 23, 2021
Bolsonaro Meets Newly Elected Presidents of Chamber of Deputies, Senate
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday met with the new presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, and of...
February 4, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Booed While Announcing Government Priorities to Congress
Opposition lawmakers booed Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday, February 3rd, as he addressed a joint session of Congress...
February 3, 2021
Bolsonaro Ally Senator Rodrigo Pacheco to Head Congress After Senate Vote
Brazil’s Senate on Monday, February 1st, chose a lawmaker endorsed by President Jair Bolsonaro to head the upper chamber, giving...
February 1, 2021