User or dealer? That is the question

This week, Brazil’s Supreme Court made a landmark decision to decriminalize marijuana possession for personal use.  While the sale of marijuana remains illegal, the Supreme […]

New decree changes Brazil’s inflation target system

The Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration finally published a decree establishing a continuous time frame for inflation targets. The change had been telegraphed a […]

Communications minister to be sacked if facing charges

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday promised to fire Communications Minister Juscelino Filho if federal prosecutors press charges against him for corruption. “[I […]

Brazilian fed named Interpol head

Executive Committee of Interpol on Tuesday proposed Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza as a candidate to be the next secretary-general of the world’s largest global police organization. […]