State-owned oilgiant Petrobras at crossroads in Brazil’s election year
Latin America's leading oil company, Petrobras, is at a crossroads.
April 11, 2022Topic
General Joaquim Silva e Luna
Brazil’s Petrobras monitors tension in Ukraine; CEO says war unlikely
Petrobras (PETR3;PETR4) is monitoring the tension between Russia and Ukraine, which occurs at a bullish moment for the oil market,
February 15, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: “Petrobras to announce fuel price reduction”
President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, December 5, said that Petrobras will begin announcing a string of fuel price reductions,
December 6, 2021
Truckers start protests in Brazil, yet adherence to the strike is uncertain
Demonstrations began after the CNTRC (National Council of Road Transport of Cargo) called a strike starting on Sunday, when St....
July 26, 2021
Under Bolsonaro, Army dominates leading positions in defense ministry
There are no longer any admirals or brigadiers in the main posts.
June 14, 2021
Bolsonaro advocates intervention in Petrobras and fuel price predictability
Bolsonaro said that General Joaquim Silva e Luna is completing studies on the predictability of fuel readjustments.
May 29, 2021
Brazil’s Economy Minister says he would rather leave than “push Brazil down the wrong path”
In a podcast, the Minister says he has Bolsonaro's trust and that a new round of aid without a fiscal...
March 2, 2021
Analysis: Why isn’t the U.S. dollar dropping in Brazil like elsewhere in the world?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Reserve Bank's decision to print money was taken to counter the economic recession...
February 25, 2021
With general at Petrobras, military commands one-third of state companies in Brazil
Luna was Defense Minister in the last year of Michel Temer's administration and has been general director of Itaipu Binacional...
February 25, 2021