Brazil’s infrastructure challenges for the coming years; interview with Minister de Freitas
On July 8, the flow of people at the B3 headquarters, Latin America's largest stock exchange, was a positive sign...
July 15, 2021Topic
electricity
Brazil to Turn on Expensive Thermoelectric Plants for Extra Energy
The Brazilian Committee for the Monitoring of the Electric Sector (CMSE) decided on Friday to put into operation the more...
February 11, 2019
Brazil’s Energy Auction Guarantees Investments of R$8.7 Billion
The auction for the construction, operation and maintenance of 4,919km of transmission lines in ten states may reduce consumer electric...
December 16, 2017
Brazil Registers Deflation for First Time in 11 Years in June
The country registered a deflation of 0.23 percent in June, the lowest for the month since the beginning of the...
July 10, 2017
Rio de Janeiro’s Water Reservoirs Critically Low Again
The month of July has been another dry month for Rio de Janeiro and the water reservoirs feeding the city...
July 23, 2015
Food and Energy Prices Keep Inflation High in Brazil
Climate conditions and the foreign exchange rate influenced food prices.
June 11, 2015
Second Water Reservoir that Feeds Rio Drying Out
The water and electricity crisis in the Southeast of Brazil continues as the Santa Branca reservoir in the interior of...
January 27, 2015
Brazil to Adopt Actions to Assure Energy Generation
A blackout, which lasted approximately an hour, was felt in eleven states and the capital, Brasilia, on Monday afternoon.
January 21, 2015
Heatwave Brings Record Breaking Energy Demand
Soaring temperatures have caused blackouts in some areas of Rio, especially those unable to get regulated legal connections.
January 14, 2014