Regulator targets 500 firms and cracks down on shadow accounts used by criminals 11/04/2025 Brazil’s Central Bank announced a new round of tighter regulations for fintechs on Monday (3), raising capital requirements and cracking down on so-called “shadow accounts” amid rapid growth that has exposed vulnerabilities in the country’s financial and payments […]
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2025 10/01/2025 PLANNED TAX ON REAL ESTATE, AGRIBUSINESS CREDIT BILLS FACES PUSHBACK Bill rapporteur Carlos Zarattini says 7.5% rate could be cut to 5% or scrapped entirely Real estate credit bills (LCI) and agribusiness credit bills (LCA), popular fixed-income securities issued by banks in Brazil, may be removed from the list […]
Postal service’s public meltdown exposes deep losses and political mismanagement 10/31/2025 Let’s all pretend to be surprised: Brazil’s postal service, Correios, is broke—and taxpayers will bail it out. Who could have guessed? Warning signs have been flashing for the past three and a half years, ever since the same old management team […]
New agreement replaces contract set to expire in 2032 and increases Codemig’s share in CBMM’s results 10/31/2025 The Minas Gerais Development Company (Codemig) and the Brazilian Metallurgy and Mining Company (CBMM), controlled by the Moreira Salles family, have signed a new agreement ensuring the continued extraction of niobium from the Araxá mines in Minas Gerais […]
Company aims to regain iron ore lead and expand high-grade portfolio 10/31/2025 Vale is currently focusing on its own assets rather than pursuing mergers and acquisitions, said CEO Gustavo Pimenta on Tuesday (28). When asked about the possibility of a counteroffer related to the merger deal between Anglo American and Teck Resources, the executive stated that “is not on the company’s […]
O valor do benefício terá 25% de acréscimo pelo fato de o segurado precisar de amparo de outras pessoas para atividades rotineiras 30/10/2025 A Décima Turma do Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região (TRF3) determinou ao Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) a concessão de aposentadoria por incapacidade permanente a um homem […]
O lojista tem o direito de pedir ao shopping center a cada 60 dias a prestação de contas das despesas cobradas, sem que esse prazo represente a perda do direito, de acordo com o artigo 54, parágrafo 2º, da Lei 8.245/1991. 30 de outubro de 2025, Freepik Lojista de shopping tem prazo […]
Shifts in China’s industry open new opportunities for Brazil in the American market 10/28/2025 Brazil’s share of the global pulp market is expected to grow by 6%, reaching 34% by 2030, according to Rabobank. The increase will be driven by new mill capacity and a shift from softwood (pine) to hardwood (eucalyptus) […]
Brazilian delegation is expected to visit Washington next week following conversation between presidents Lula and Trump 10/28/2025 If the Donald Trump administration’s approach to several other countries is any guide, a temporary suspension of existing punitive tariffs on Brazilian goods could be followed by a 90-day deadline to negotiate an agreement on reciprocal trade. The “gesture […]
Brazilian-owned company is largest exporter in South America and also in Argentina 10/27/2025 Minerva has slaughter capacity of 5,978 cattle head per day in Argentina — Photo: Divulgação United States President Donald Trump floated this week a plan to turn to Argentine beef in an attempt to reduce prices of the product in the […]