Broadband Slow to Increase in Brazil
The PNBL, the National Broadband Plan, was launched a year ago to provide millions throughout Brazil with a 1Mb internet...
January 15, 2013Topic
Economy
Inflation Ends 2012 Above Target: Daily
Brazil’s key inflation rate, the Consumer Price Index (IPCA), ended 2012 at 5.84 percent, very much at the high end...
January 11, 2013
Brazil Public Spending Up 10% in 2012
Public spending in Brazil increased by only 10.7 percent in 2012, according to figures revealed by SIAFI, with the majority...
January 8, 2013
Brazil has Record Car Sales in 2012: Daily
The Brazilian car industry had its most successful year to date in 2012, sales figures have revealed. Some 3.8 million...
January 4, 2013
Brazil’s Trade Balance 10 Year Low: Daily
Brazil’s trade surplus hit a ten-year low in 2012, with the global downturn in consumer markets dragging down sales abroad.
January 3, 2013
Brazil 2013 Foreign Policy Outlook
Six of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's overseas trips in 2013 have already been announced and appear to show greater attention...
January 1, 2013
Brazil 2012: Reviewing the Year in Politics
From municipal elections to the mensalão, from dams to deforestation, for the slowing economy and the booming middle class, 2012...
December 25, 2012
Petrobras Announces Six New Platforms
Petrobras will put six new oil platforms into operation in 2013, adding around 840,000 barrels of oil daily to the...
December 25, 2012
Battle Over Royalties Continues in Brazil
The oil debate has brought greater attention to royalties paid by firms operating in other sectors in Brazil, including mining...
December 18, 2012