Company’s new CEO and CFO reiterated last week that they see no reason to change pricing policy 07/08/2024 For the Brazilian Association of Fuel Importers (ABICOM), Petrobras’s lag could increase if oil prices remain high — Foto: Hermes de Paula/Agência O Globo Despite the recent appreciation of the real and a relief in Brent oil prices on Friday, Petrobras’s fuel […]
Families have been sustaining activity, but analysts see a risk in depleting financial reserves 08/07/2024 Bruno Martins — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor While the strength of Brazilian household consumption in 2024 has surprised even the most optimistic analysts, economists are trying to understand what is driving this phenomenon—whether it is income growth due to a tight labor market or the result of families […]
Inclusion of meat in the tax-exempt basic basket still under negotiation 07/05/2024 Reginaldo Lopes — Foto: Lula Marques/Agência Brasil After 40 days of debates, the advisory opinion of the rapporteur on the bill to regulate the tax reform introduced dozens of changes that were a consensus among the members of the Lower House working group—and, therefore, also […]
Scenario is one of crisis in the sector, uncertainty over the sale of Novonor’s stake 07/05/2024 Braskem’s polypropylene production plant in West Virginia, U.S.: Petrochemical company has lost nearly R$20bn in market cap since resumption of sale process — Foto: Divulgação Braskem, amid a stalled sale and industry-wide slump, has seen its assets deteriorate. The […]
Negotiations progress on Gol’s future amid its U.S. restructuring efforts 05/07/2024 According to insiders, Azul is facing financial challenges, compounded by the weakened Brazilian real and escalating costs, as it negotiates with creditors — Foto: Divulgação Azul intends to submit a business combination proposal with Gol to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New […]
Staub family’s company aims to combine strong brand with service delivery focused on residential market 03/07/2024 Marcelo Ribeiro and Eugênio Staub — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor Gradiente, a company owned by the Staub family, is investing R$50 million to enter the solar power industry through distributed generation. The new venture, called Gradiente Solar, aims to become a systems integrator for […]
Signatures were forged in fictitious agreements with industrial companies; Unilever, P&G, and Philips were targeted 07/03/2024 Under the fraud scheme at Americanas, signatures of executives of manufacturing companies were digitally copied from real contracts, according to ongoing investigation — Foto: Bruno Peres/Agência Brasil On March 9, 2019, Maria Christina Nascimento, working in Americanas for 35 years, since […]
Economic team has been working on expenditure review agenda for 60 days 07/03/2024 Fernando Haddad — Foto: Cristiano Mariz/Agência O Globo Finance Minister Fernando Haddad will meet this Wednesday with President Lula to present proposals to ensure compliance with the fiscal framework until 2026. He avoided mentioning a date for the announcement of the measures and emphasized that the […]
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Mass participation in the agreement could generate up to $250bn a year to combat hunger and the effects of climate change 07/02/2024 Mauricio Lyrio — Foto: Wenderson Araujo/Valor The success of implementing a wealth tax, a proposal spearheaded by Brazil during its G20 presidency this year, hinges on global adoption, according to Ambassador Maurício Lyrio, secretary of Economic and […]