Left dominates Brazilian House Amazon Committee

The House Amazon Committee on Tuesday elected its deputy heads, forming a roster of exclusively left-wing lawmakers. Congresswoman Dilvanda Faro of the Workers’ Party was […]

Brazil creates twice as many formal jobs as a year ago

Labor Ministry data shows that Brazil created 180,395 formal jobs in January, practically double the number posted a year earlier (90,031). The services (80,587 vacancies) […]

Apple’s multi-million investment to restore the Atlantic Forest

Tech giant Apple announced a USD 80 million investment in reforestation projects targeting Brazil’s Atlantic Forest biome, drawing attention to the company’s environmental sustainability agenda. […]

Lula: Brazil faced serious coup risk under Bolsonaro

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that there’s “no doubt” anymore that his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, attempted a coup after the 2022 […]

Brazilian economy slow to kick off 2024

The Central Bank’s economic activity index (IBC-Br), considered a reliable bellwether of Brazilian GDP data, came in slightly below domestic analysts’ expectations in January.  The […]