Brazil Government Freezes Rio’s Bank Accounts Due to Debt
Rio won't be able to pay wages and maintain social programs until it has paid its R$170 million debt to...
November 8, 2016Topic
Federal Government
Brazil to Distribute 3.5 Million Fast-Detecting Zika Tests
Ministry of Health will spend R$119 million on tests which can detect if a person is or was ever infected...
November 1, 2016
Brazil Predicts 2017 Primary Deficit of R$143.1 Billion
Although being almost R$27 billion less than this year’s expected results, the primary deficit for next year is high, forecast...
July 8, 2016
Rio’s Metro Line 4 May Not be Ready for Olympics
Brazil's Treasury Department says state will only obtain R$1 billion loan from BNDES if it pays its creditors first.
June 29, 2016
Brazil’s Federal Government Announces R$2.9B for Olympics
Resources will be used to help pay for public security in Rio after state declares 'financial emergency'.
June 22, 2016
Brazil’s Government to Cut More Than 4,300 Jobs
With the reduction the federal government hopes to reduce federal expenditures by around R$230 million per year.
June 13, 2016
Brazil’s Government Registers Worst Deficit in 19 Years
The federal government registered the worst primary deficit since 1997 in November and for the first eleven months of the...
December 29, 2015
Brazilian Cities Unable to Cope with Wave of Haitian Refugees
Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti more than 35.3 thousand Haitians and Africans have entered Brazil through the Northern state...
May 20, 2015
“Rouba mas faz” vs “New Brooms”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Portuguese part of the title is a shorthand description for...
August 30, 2011