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Big Bahia spending echoes beyond the football pitch
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Chair of Bolsonaro’s party arrested on weapons charges
Valdemar Costa Neto, chairman of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right Liberal Party, was arrested Thursday after federal marshals found an illegal firearm in his possession while carrying […]
Brazilian January inflation hotter than expected
Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.42 percent last month, according to new data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In the 12 […]
Lula raises income tax exemption threshold for a second time in as many years
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday issued a provisional decree raising the monthly income tax threshold from BRL 2,640 to 2,824 (USD 532 […]
Explaining Brazil #280: Is Brazilian agro in crisis?
More farmers in Mato Grosso are filing for bankruptcy; climate conditions are set to reduce crop yields this year … But is the Brazilian agro […]
Prevent Senior faces major lawsuit over pandemic wrongdoings
State, federal, and labor prosecutors in São Paulo on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against Prevent Senior, one of Brazil’s largest health insurance providers, demanding BRL […]
Brazil’s CERN membership deadline drawing closer
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Petrochemical giant Braskem to compensate Maceió fishermen
Braskem, Latin America’s largest petrochemical group, on Tuesday signed a settlement with the Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) and two fishing associations to compensate fishermen […]
How the murder of Marielle Franco tore Rio’s criminal underbelly wide open
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Bill toughening Brazil’s furlough policies moves through Senate
The Senate Public Security Committee on Tuesday approved a bill ending a program that grants furlough benefits to prisoners under the semi-open regime. The committee […]
Central Bank renews concerns about Brazil’s fiscal outlook
The Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Council on Tuesday released the minutes of its latest meeting, once again describing a scenario of “gradual slowdown […]
Foreign tourists are more into Brazil than investors
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Brazil’s Supreme Court justice goes after Transparency International
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Tech Roundup: A new (old) tool against cybercrime
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