More and more roads blocked in Brazil amid popular uprising called ‘Brazilian Spring’; port of Santos affected
The PRF (Federal Highway Police) released a statement on Sunday (Nov. 20) in which it recorded 11 blockades and 27...
November 20, 2022Topic
truckers’ strike
What is a state of siege – which Brazil’s Bolsonaro did not decree
In the midst of the truckers' strike, a video went viral on social networks showing two drivers in Brasilia celebrating...
September 9, 2021
Brazil’s Petrobras Announces 4.84 Percent Increase in Diesel Fuel Prices
Petrobras CEO Roberto Castello Branco announced Wednesday night an increase of R$0.10 per liter of diesel at refineries.
April 18, 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
Brazil’s 2018 Inflation Affected by Trucker’s Strike in May
Brazil’s official inflation for 2018 closed at 3.75 percent for the year, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and...
January 11, 2019
U.S. Dollar and Stock Market Close 2018 with Appreciation in Brazil
After a year of political and economic uncertainties in Brazil, the stock market and the dollar closed 2018 with appreciation....
December 31, 2018
Brazil’s Industrial Production Grows by 13.1 Percent in June
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Overcoming the negative effects caused by the eleven-day truckers...
August 2, 2018
Brazil May Face Another Crisis with Truck Freight Rates
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Court has given the government of President...
June 14, 2018