Brazil gave a clear warning to India and several other developing countries this Wednesday at the World Trade Organization (WTO): there will be no blank check for granting agricultural subsidies at the expense of Brazilian exports. With this position, Brazil reacts to a double attempt to close agricultural markets in negotiations at the conference that […]
The European Union believes its proposal to ban the import of beef, soy, coffee and other products from deforestation and forest degradation will protect much of the Brazilian savanna, the biome called Cerrado, where 75% of the country’s agribusiness is located. In a meeting this week with agriculture ministers from the 27 EU member countries, […]
The German ambassador to Brazil, Heiko Thoms, made an appeal to the Brazilian government to condemn Russia’s attacks against Ukraine. According to him, as a member of the UN Security Council, Brazil has signed a commitment to act against violations of international law. “Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world, it is […]
Petrobras reported record annual net income of R$106.7 billion relative to 2021. The result, 15 times higher than the 2020 earnings, came above the R$100 billion projected by analysts. After a new solid earnings report, that of the fourth quarter, the company proposed another dividend distribution, amounting to R$37.3 billion, to be paid in May. […]
Rede D’Or closed an association agreement with SulAmérica, an insurance company with 4.4 million users of health and dental plans. The transaction exclusively involves shares swaps. With the transaction, Rede D’Or, the largest hospital group in the country, enters the health insurance segment. Until then, D’Or’s role in this market was to be the largest […]
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will present on Wednesday a proposal to hold companies accountable for environmental damage and human rights violations in their supply chains globally. It will also crack down on activities in third countries, including Brazil. Europe has been aligning measures to increase vigilance in the relationship between trade and […]
Eletrobras’s shareholders approved Tuesday, in an online extraordinary general meeting, the terms of the privatization of Brazil’s main power utility, sources say. With the approval, the company overcomes one more step in the obstacle course to make possible its capitalization process within the expected term, in the second quarter. Valor found out that there were […]
Although geopolitical tensions have increased in recent days, given the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the positive dynamics of the real have been striking. With the high spread interest rate between Brazil and the foreign market and the expressive inflow of foreign capital into the domestic stock market, the foreign exchange rate […]
Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Marcos Pontes said on Monday (Feb. 21) during an interview with TV Brasil program Uncensored, the National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs) shall receive around BRL 280 million ($ 54,9 million dollars) in funds for research. According to Pontes, this amount is part of the more than BRL 1 […]
The Focus bulletin of financial market expectations, released on Monday, indicates that neutral interest rate estimates are on the rise, above 4% a year. This trend, if confirmed, means that the Central Bank will have to define a higher Selic, Brazil’s benchmark interest rate, in the coming years to keep inflation in check. The market […]