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Embraer’s Eve starts certification in civil aviation agency

On its way to being listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Eve, Embraer’s urban air mobility company, started the process to obtain a type certificate for its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL), or “flying car”, with the National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC). This certification will confirm that the new aircraft […]

Antitrust watchdog approves Oi Móvel sale to trio of giant telecoms

During a tense session that lasted almost four hours on Wednesday, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Oi Móvel to Telefônica (owner of Vivo), TIM and Claro, joined in alliance. The approval for the operation is followed by severe measures to preserve competition, such as the obligation of telecoms to […]

Brazil resists to enhanced trade partnership with the UK

The United Kingdom made a proposal for an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) to Brazil, but the Foreign Affairs Ministry, known as Itamaraty, and the Ministry of Economy were disappointed with its terms and resist taking these negotiations forward. For the Jair Bolsonaro administration, the offer is unbalanced and contemplates the interests of London, but ignores […]

Asset managers increase criticism of the Bolsonaro administration

The Jair Bolsonaro administration reached its last year resorting to “cheap electoral populism”, “totally irresponsible” and reminiscent of the “worst practices of the PT [Workers Party] government”. This is the assessment of the monthly letter to clients of Verde Asset Management, headed by Luis Stuhlberger. In the report entitled “Economic Flat Earth Theory”, chief economist […]

Brazil’s Petrobras met output goals in 2021

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil-based oil company Petrobras announced on Thursday (9) it met all its output goals established for 2021, posting several record numbers, including pre-salt results, with an annual average 1.95 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, accounting for 70% of the company’s total output. “Our pre-salt production has been growing fast, and the record high […]

Minerva starts monitoring 100% of cattle suppliers in Paraguay

Minerva Foods, the largest beef exporter in South America, announced it became the first company in the segment to monitor 100% of its cattle suppliers in Paraguay. In the Paraguayan Chaco, Minerva claims to have more than 3,000 supplier farms. In the region, it already has 11.8 million hectares mapped through the SMGeo system, developed […]

Mater Dei buys Bahia’s Emec Hospital for R$200m

The Mater Dei hospital network is buying 95% of Emec, the largest private hospital in Feira de Santana (state of Bahia), for around R$200 million. This is the group’s second acquisition in the first 40 days of the year. In January, the network disbursed almost R$250 million for Hospital Premium, in Goiânia (state of Goiás). […]

Favela Holding creates R$50m venture capital fund for startups

At the age of 14, Celso Athayde’s task was to help his mother take other children from the Favela do Sapo, in Rio de Janeiro’s west zone, to the beach in exchange for payment. The informal business, called “Mãe Praieira”, gave parents the tranquility to go out to work without the fear of leaving their […]

Distributed generation law expected to create ‘gold rush’

President Jair Bolsonaro early January signed into law the legal framework for local energy generation, the so-called distributed generation. It generated urgency in the development of new projects in Brazil. The sector foresees a “gold rush” this year to guarantee the use of the distributors network, the so-called Tusd. The haste is explained because the […]

NOOA expands plant, seeks new markets in agribusiness

NOOA Science and Agricultural Technology will invest R$42 million to expand the capacity of its bio-inputs factory, located in Patos de Minas (state of Minas Gerais). Founded in 2016, the company has already invested R$100 million in research and currently delivers biological solutions for the cultivation of corn but intends to launch biological solutions for […]