Rio de Janeiro collects billions in CEDAE concession but debt to federal government not settled
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite having collected R$18.2 billion with the auction of the State Company for Water and...
June 8, 2021Topic
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Brazil lost nearly 10 million entrepreneurs to pandemic
The number of Brazilians with a business established for at least 3.5 years plummeted from 22.3 million in 2019 to...
June 8, 2021
Health minister assures that Copa América “is not a risk” for Brazil
Brazil's Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, assured on Tuesday that the celebration of Copa América in the country "is not...
June 8, 2021
Brazil’s Nubank raises investment from Buffett, others; market valuation hits US$30 billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nubank has closed two extensions of the Series G investment made earlier this year, which...
June 8, 2021
Brazil-based CVC travel operator considering potential stock offering
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - CVC Brasil (CVCB3) reports that on June 7 it hired BTG Pactual (BPAC11) and Citi...
June 8, 2021
Analysis: Global agreement to tax multinationals would yield Brazil US$1 billion
Brazil could raise US$1 billion in additional tax revenue per year through global tax rate of 15% on multinationals under...
June 8, 2021
Bolsonaro wants to investigate if Brazilian state governors “exaggerate” Covid-19 deaths
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he has decided to investigate whether some governors "exaggerated" the number of deaths...
June 8, 2021
Mexican women protest against Supreme Court decision endorsing surrogate wombs
Mexican feminists protested this Monday against the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) because it has endorsed surrogacy...
June 7, 2021
Schools in Mexico, Ecuador and Uruguay reopen classrooms in the midst of pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Students in Mexico, Ecuador, and Uruguay began on Monday a gradual return to face-to-face classes...
June 7, 2021