Public spending watchdog sees wrongdoings in tolling contract 08/02/2024 Roberto Noronha Santos — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor The discussions between Unigel and Petrobras around the natural gas used as raw material in the fertilizer factories leased by the petrochemical company took on a new shape. In a report dated Wednesday (31), the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) concluded that there […]
Short-term interest rates dip amid balanced communication; long-term rates rise on external pressures and risk premium demands 02/08/2024 Denis Ferrari — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor The reception of local agents to the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) decision was mixed. While some of the market bet on and chose to see a harsher tone in the monetary […]
Key case this month addresses the exclusion of ISS from PIS/Cofins calculations 02/08/2024 Saul Tourinho — Foto: Divulgação At least 32 critical tax cases against the federal government, states, and municipalities, with a combined estimated impact of R$712 billion on public finances, are currently pending before Brazil’s Supreme Court. Three of these cases are scheduled for this month, […]
Company was part of AGCO’s grains and proteins division, sold to American Industrial Partners for $700m 07/31/2024 Ricardo Marozzin — Foto: Divulgação With a new owner, GSI is set to make waves in the storage and post-harvest systems market in Brazil and other South American countries. The goal is to double in size within five years, based on the […]
Ministry of Health also faced cut of R$4.4bn 07/31/2024 The federal government released the Budget and Financial Programming Decree on Tuesday night (30), detailing a freeze of R$15 billion in expenditures. The document outlines a cut of R$4.5 billion from the new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), and a limitation of over R$1 billion on parliamentary budget amendments. […]
Second-quarter growth reaches 10.5% over last year, reports RGF Monitor 07/31/2024 Roberta Gonzaga — Foto: Divulgação The number of companies undergoing court-supervised reorganization in Brazil is on the rise, with a record volume anticipated for this year. The increase was 10.5% in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2023, according to the RGF Judicial […]
Third generation of founders of former Camargo Corrêa wants to keep part of CCR shares given as collateral; negotiation depends on Benjamin Steinbruch 07/30/2024 The sale of InterCement is considered crucial for the group to focus on less problematic businesses — Foto: Divulgação The controlling shareholders of Mover, the company formerly known as Camargo Corrêa, are seeking […]
Attractive bargains and restructuring opportunities fuel interest 07/30/2024 Felipe Thut — Foto: Celso Doni/Valor The lackluster performance of the Brazilian stock market, which has significantly reduced the market value of many companies, is expected to spur mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving listed companies. In search of bargains, firms in need of capital restructuring are becoming prime targets. Consequently, there […]
Internal and external thefts of all kinds have reached highest level since 2019, causing R$11bn in losses 07/30/2024 Estimates show that in 2023, internal and external thefts accounted for 31.7% of losses, the highest level since 2019 — Foto: Hermes de Paula/Agência O Globo In mid-March, the manager of a neighborhood market in Piraí do […]
Company is adding two new bottling lines in the country to start operating in the second half of the year 07/25/2024 Coca-Cola Femsa, the world’s largest bottler by sales volume, told analysts it must open new factories in Brazil and Mexico to meet increasing demand. Currently, the company has “maxed out” its existing factory capacity to handle orders. In […]