Dividend withholding tax collections remain far below government target 06/26/2026 Revenue from Brazil’s export tax on crude oil appeared for the first time in the federal government’s May tax collection figures after the levy was introduced in March. The tax generated R$1.05 billion in federal revenue last month, according to data released […]
Monetary Policy Committee rejected a pause last week, but considered scenarios in which it could interrupt and later resume the easing cycle 06/26/2026 Brazil’s Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) discussed last week the possibility of pausing the interest-rate easing cycle at future meetings and then resuming it later. Central Bank Chair Gabriel […]
Nos últimos cinco anos, sentenças arbitrais foram anuladas na íntegra pelos tribunais brasileiros em 14,3% dos acórdãos sobre o tema. Anulações parciais ocorreram em 6,5% dos casos. Além disso, 58,4% das decisões mantiveram expressamente a sentença arbitral e 20,8% não chegaram a entrar no mérito da discussão. 26 de junho de 2026 […]
A Terceira Turma do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) decidiu que o desrespeito ao procedimento previsto no artigo 880 do Código de Processo Civil (CPC) não invalida a alienação por iniciativa particular, desde que não tenha havido prejuízo às partes. 26/06/2026 Na origem do caso, uma instituição financeira ajuizou execução de título extrajudicial, e o devedor ofereceu […]
Investments have made the Goiás sugarcane company Brazil’s third-largest producer of the grain-based biofuel 06/25/2026 CerradinhoBio’s plant in Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul — Photo: Divulgação Founded in 2007 as a sugarcane ethanol distillery in Chapadão do Céu, Goiás, CerradinhoBio has transformed itself in recent years, with corn ethanol now its flagship business. With […]
Ibovespa-listed firms added fewer jobs in 2025 as companies froze hiring, cut staff 06/25/2026 Companies that make up the current Ibovespa portfolio—the stock market’s blue-chip names in terms of trading liquidity—employ nearly 1.5 million people in Brazil, but posted a smaller net increase in jobs in 2025 than in 2024. At the same time, the number of […]
Acquisition of Bamin by Mota-Engil awaits approval from Brazil’s land transport regulator, sources say 06/22/2026 Acquisition is tied to a rebalancing of the concession agreement — Photo: Divulgação The sale of Bamin (Bahia Mineração) to Portuguese infrastructure group Mota-Engil is in its final stages, according to sources familiar with the matter. The […]
Record exports to 42 countries highlight a growing effort to diversify sales beyond traditional destinations amid global uncertainty 06/23/2026 The trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump has heightened the urgency for Brazilian companies to find new markets for their products. The results are already evident. In 2025, Brazil posted record export volumes […]
Levy on larger private pension contributions curbed inflows, but fewer investors pulled money from plans in early 2026 06/23/2026 Withdrawals from private pension plans slowed in the first months of 2026 after a new Financial Transactions Tax (IOF) started applying this year to larger contributions to Free Benefit Generator Life Plan (VGBL) […]
Review of 2025 government accounts points to worsening financial conditions at companies and insufficient oversight by ministries 06/18/2026 Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) has warned the federal government of a growing risk that the Treasury will have to provide financial support to non-dependent state-owned companies in the coming years. In its review of the […]