Lula da Silva government ministers do not understand each other on Social Security Reform
Brazilian chief minister of the Civil House denied the information that the new government is planning a new Social Security...
January 5, 2023Topic
social security reform
Brazil businessmen urge Centrão voting bloc give ultimatum to Bolsonaro government
A series of nine meetings of the Congress summit with big businessmen, bankers, and financial market representatives resulted in a...
March 29, 2021
Brazil’s “Centrão” Bloc Takes Center Stage in Political Scenario
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, was elected on the promise of breaking away with the old politics of ‘one hand washes...
July 21, 2019
Business Confidence in Brazil Wanes, Awaiting Welfare Reform
The final vote of the social security bill at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies will only be held in August, after...
July 15, 2019
First National Strike in Bolsonaro’s Government Seen as Timid
President Jair Bolsonaro’s Administration faced its first national strike on Friday, with Brazil’s main workers’s union calling for the population...
June 15, 2019
Brazil’s Bourse Tumbles with Tension Between Congress and Administration
Turbulence between Brazilian officials led the financial market to tense up in the final hours of trading on Wednesday, with...
March 28, 2019
Arrest and Reform leads Brazil’s Bovespa Index to Fall
The arrest of former President Michel Temer and the tepid reactions by Brazil’s Congress to the bill that reforms the...
March 22, 2019
Brazil Officials Call for Structural Reforms After 1.1% GDP Growth in 2018
Brazil’s GDP growth for 2018 was disappointing, increasing by only by 1.1 percent compared to 2017, according to Brazil’s Institute...
March 1, 2019
Praise and Criticism for Brazil’s New Social Security Reform Bill
As Brazil’s government announce the details of the much-awaited social security reform bill, presented to Congress on Wednesday, lines are...
February 21, 2019