After recent economic activity, Brazil government raises GDP 2021 growth projection to 3.5%.
Brazil's government raises GDP projection to 3.5%, above the expected 3.2%, due to higher activity, depending on the evolution of...
May 18, 2021Topic
emergency aid
Solution and problem: informality should drive recovery in Brazil
One of the most representative symptoms of the dysfunctions of Brazilian capitalism is the high number of informal workers.
May 13, 2021
Brazil’s emergency aid: Three out of four recipients used it to buy food
In the month of April, 68% of Brazilians lost income due to the increase in cases, deaths and hospitalizations by...
May 10, 2021
Analysis: Seven reasons why Bolsonaro should not be impeached after Covid CPI
President Jair Bolsonaro need not worry about the CPI (investigative committee) set up in the Senate to investigate the federal...
May 3, 2021
Hunger lines advance along with the novel coronavirus in Brazil
One year after the novel coronavirus began spreading in Brazil, cases of infection and deaths from Covid-19 continue to rise,...
April 26, 2021
Pandemic caused Brazil’s federal government costs to grow 16% in 2020
Driven by the covid-19 pandemic, the total costs of the federal government totaled R$2.64 trillion and increased 16% in 2020...
April 6, 2021
“Brazil’s greatest challenges are always linked to the fiscal aspect,” says Central Bank president
"We managed to break the dynamics of high interest rates in Brazil when we managed to show the market that...
April 6, 2021
Hunger grows in Brazil amid pandemic
In downtown São Paulo, Miguel da Silva waited in line with about 300 people before finally getting a plate with...
April 1, 2021
Unemployment in Brazil rose in January to 14.2%
In November-January 2020, before the first case of coronavirus was registered in Brazil, the unemployment rate in Latin America's largest...
March 31, 2021