A coup-friendly leader 

Jair Bolsonaro’s big mouth is perhaps his worst enemy.  During this period, Mr. Bolsonaro became known as a president that harbored putschist desires. Aside from […]

Haddad takes aim at “super-rich” in G20 meeting

Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told his counterparts at a G20 meeting on Wednesday that “there are no winners” in the current “globalization crisis,” and called […]

Brazil’s beef production set a new record in 2023

Preliminary slaughtering data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics points to the production of 8.91 million tons of beef last year, 11.2 percent […]

Supreme Court orders review of Car Wash agreements

Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça on Monday authorized 11 major engineering firms to review their leniency agreements under the now-defunct Operation Car Wash, a years-long […]

Back to school period pushes mid-month inflation upward

Brazil’s mid-month inflation index for February came in below market expectations for a second month in a row, at 0.78 percent. The IPCA-15 index, a […]

Brazil wants carriers to renew fleet with Embraer planes

Brazilian Ports and Airports Minister Silvio Costa Filho on Monday said the government is encouraging airlines to buy more planes, especially from local aircraft builder […]