Brazil Reports Job Growth in 2020 Despite Lockdowns, Recession
Brazil's economy shed jobs in December for the first time in six months, official figures showed on Thursday, January 28th,...
January 28, 2021Topic
Paulo Guedes
Analysis: Vowing Budget Control, Brazil Faces Pressure to Keep Spending
Brazil’s government entered 2021 determined to slash last year’s record budget deficit, but a devastating second wave of COVID-19 and...
January 22, 2021
Brazilian Economy Minister to Stay Until end of Bolsonaro Administration, President Says
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro said in a video published on Saturday, December 19th, that his finance minister Paulo Guedes assured...
December 20, 2020
Brazilian Economy to Grow at Least 4% in 2021, Says Economy Minister Guedes
Among the 22 Ministers sworn in by Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019, only two have held the title of super-minister....
December 19, 2020
Tax Reform in Brazil Stalled in the Midst of Political Dispute and “Fiscal Abyss”
Tax Reform in Brazil Stalled in the Midst of Political Dispute and “Fi. Brazil tax reform challenges coverage and expert...
December 14, 2020
Guedes Confident Brazil Can Help Vulnerable People and Maintain Spending Cap
The Brazilian government has the financial tools to support some of the country’s most vulnerable people next year without threatening...
December 12, 2020
Economy Minister Says Brazil Escaped Depression Threat
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes reiterated on Tuesday, December 8th, that the Brazilian economy is observing a V-shaped recovery, with...
December 9, 2020
Brazil Strongly Surging Out of Recession, According to Q3 Business Activity Data
Brazil is emerging from a recession caused by the coronavirus, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said hours after the publication of...
November 18, 2020 Brazil´s Economy Minister Says Covid-19 Pandemic “Yielding”, Economy Rebounding
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes stated on Wednesday, November 4th, that the Covid-19 pandemic is "yielding, while the economy is...
November 5, 2020