IFI: Brazil likely to see 10 more years of primary deficit and breaches of spending cap
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is not expected to register a primary surplus over the next decade and may...
February 23, 2021Topic
president jair bolsonaro
Analysis: Presidential silence endorses action by Bolsonarist groups
Last week, Bolsonaro kept his distance from Daniel Silveira's case, a PSL deputy from Rio de Janeiro who attacked Federal...
February 23, 2021
Shares in Brazil’s Petrobras plunge 20% (February 22nd)
The Brazilian president’s move to name a new CEO for the company is sparking a crisis of confidence in his...
February 23, 2021
Brazil’s country risk spikes 14% and reaches its highest since November
Amid worsening financial indicators for Brazil since President Jair Bolsonaro's intervention in Petrobras, the country risk as measured by the...
February 22, 2021
CNT Poll: Bolsonaro approval rating falls to 32.9%; disapproval up to 35.5%
Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s approval rating slumped to 32.9% in February, from 41.2% in October, according to a poll...
February 22, 2021
Anti-Bolsonaro protests held in several cities in Brazil
Protests against President Jair Bolsonaro were reported in several Brazilian cities on Sunday, February 21st. The rallies were coordinated by...
February 22, 2021
Telegram, Brazil’s new far-right refuge
Comparisons between messaging apps and social networks are commonly heard. Services such as WhatsApp have become so widespread and ubiquitous...
February 22, 2021
Trucker strike: Bolsonaro eliminates federal diesel taxes, chastises head of Petrobras
After a new readjustment by Petrobras, President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Thursday, March 18th, that as of March 1st there...
February 19, 2021
Human Rights Watch suspects that Bolsonaro government is secretly trying to change Brazil’s human rights program
President Jair Bolsonaro's administration should ensure that any discussions about changing the country’s human rights policies be conducted transparently, with...
February 16, 2021