Economists struggle to explain why stronger earnings are no longer translating into faster consumption 04/02/2026 Economists are puzzled by the growing gap between Brazilians’ income, which keeps rising, and household consumption, flat in the last quarter of 2025. Several explanations are on the table. A larger share of household income may be going […]
Brent jumps on Middle East war, but Brazilian oil companies react unevenly as business models and policy risks shape returns 04/02/2026 The sharp rise in oil prices during the war in the Middle East did not translate evenly into share prices of oil companies listed in Brazil. Although Brent climbed nearly 62% […]
NEWSLETTER March 2026 02/03/2026 CABO VERDE MINERAÇÃO FINDS NEW RARE EARTHS AREA IN MINAS GERAIS Company seeks international partners to fund processing complex Cabo Verde Mineração, a Brazilian company based in Belo Horizonte, has identified a new target area for rare earth extraction. The site, known as Alvo Botelhos, lies on […]
Oil surge boosts agricultural commodities, supporting Brazilian exports as geopolitical tensions reshape markets 04/01/2026 Soybean prices rose in March as higher oil prices boosted soybean oil and biodiesel demand — Photo: Be8 (Divulgação) The war in the Middle East was the main driver behind higher prices for some agricultural commodities in March. […]
JBS Biotech unit in Florianópolis receives $37m investment 04/01/2026 JBS is set to inaugurate a research center in Florianópolis focused on the development of cultivated protein. Named JBS Biotech, the facility has been designed to operate across the full value chain—from early-stage research to industrial scale—in the market for lab-built protein supplements derived […]
From Taurus to WEG, companies say U.S. trade barriers hurt revenue and margins, even as some effects begin to ease 04/01/2026 Iochpe-Maxion plant in Castaños, Mexico: revenue declines as an indirect effect of tariffs — Photo: Divulgação Gunmaker Taurus expects at some point to recover $18 million it paid in export tariffs […]
A exigência de pagamento por material cirúrgico em um procedimento já autorizado, sem a prestação de informações claras ao consumidor sobre custos adicionais, torna o débito controvertido e afasta a possibilidade de restrição de crédito. 1 de abril de 2026 Pixabay Operadora foi proibida de negativar nome de paciente por dívida com […]
Relator do TJ/RJ condicionou viagem ao pagamento de R$ 97 mil como garantia de cumprimento de eventual pena e indenização. Injúria racial 01 de abril de 2026 O desembargador Luciano Silva Barreto, do TJ/RJ, autorizou a advogada argentina Agostina Páez, acusada de injúria racial, a voltar para a Argentina após o fim da instrução, […]