Payroll tax breaks will get another year in Brazil

The Brazilian government’s whip in Congress, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues, said the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration reached an agreement to grant 17 economic sectors […]

Feds subpoena Bolsonaro amid coup plot probe

Brazilian Federal Police subpoenaed former President Jair Bolsonaro to come in for a deposition as part of investigations into an attempted coup to keep him […]

Brazil’s economic activity accelerated in December

The Central Bank’s monthly economic activity indicator (IBC-Br) expanded 0.82 percent month-on-month in December, slightly above market consensus. Figures for October and November were also […]

The Devil wears … police uniforms?

Brazilian Carnaval is not only known for transforming the streets of the country into a massive and colorful party, it is also a very political […]