Lula, ministers seek to ease tensions after Lower House Speaker Hugo Motta and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre boycott event 11/27/2025 The absence of Lower House Speaker Hugo Motta and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre from the ceremony enacting a personal income tax exemption bill exposed a widening political rift between the executive branch […]
Companies show resilience, but high interest rates, weak demand and stronger real took a toll 11/27/2025 Publicly traded companies in Brazil showed operational resilience in the third quarter, posting results that exceeded analysts’ expectations despite headwinds such as slowing domestic consumption, persistently high interest rates, a stronger real, and lower international commodity prices. […]
With average monthly tuition at R$13,000, degree is grappling with rising student delinquency 11/25/2025 Brazil’s Ministry of Education (MEC) has reviewed 97% of the lawsuits seeking authorization to open new medical school programs. However, a new wave of litigation is now preventing this long-running saga from coming to an end. This time, colleges whose requests […]
Five companies announce financing, planned funding, or strategic deals amid global race for critical minerals 11/25/2025 Western countries have deepened their engagement with companies developing Brazilian rare earth mining projects, a group of elements now central to tensions between the U.S. and China. At least five companies with projects in Goiás, Minas Gerais, and […]
Firms call shareholder meetings to approve payouts before new 10% levy 11/25/2025 Awaiting presidential approval from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Bill 1087 of 2025 has prompted publicly traded companies in Brazil to move quickly to adapt to the upcoming 10% tax on profits and dividends outlined in the legislation. In a […]
Belém summit could not deliver a roadmap to end fossil-fuel dependence, but its outcomes may shape climate politics for years 11/24/2025 Like the historic United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, which led to the adoption of three environmental conventions addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and desertification, COP30 will […]
Government, private sector, and experts discuss whether such promising market really requires any incentives 11/24/2025 As Brazil faces a historic opportunity to transform its reserves of critical minerals, strategic minerals, and rare earths into a high-value industry, the government, the productive sector, and specialists are still debating how to unlock this chain. Some […]
The railway line crossing Bahia faces three stages of structural work; progress slowed by the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 11/24/2025 Even from 18,000 kilometers away, the war between Russia and Ukraine has stalled construction of the West-East Integration Railway (FIOL) in Bahia. In April, Bahia Mineração (Bamin)—the company responsible for building […]
China accounted for 61% of Brazil’s steel imports from January to September 2025 11/12/2025 The surge of steel exports from China continues to challenge the Latin American steel industry, according to experts gathered at the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero) congress in Cartagena, Colombia. Jorge Oliveira, president of Alacero and of ArcelorMittal Brazil, warned on […]