Delayed spending, court-ordered payments, and tax changes could lift demand and inflation in second half 09/08/2025 Economists say a concentration of federal spending in the second half of 2025 is likely to shift Brazil’s fiscal impulse from negative to neutral, or even positive. What remains uncertain is how this stimulus will ripple through […]
Agribusiness bloc pushes to overturn presidential vetoes as government scrambles for votes 09/05/2025 Even before Senate President Davi Alcolumbre convenes a session to review presidential vetoes, Congress is already maneuvering to use a provisional presidential decree (MP) —which creates the Special Environmental License (LAE)—to reinstate nearly the entire text of the environmental licensing […]
Failure of deal with Banco de Brasília raises risk of costly payout by deposit guarantee fund 09/05/2025 Central Bank data show Master held R$62.2 billion in deposits eligible for FGC coverage — Photo: Divulgação The Central Bank’s decision to block a merger between Banco Master and Banco de Brasília (BRB) has left few alternatives for the financial […]
PwC’s Global Mine study points to third consecutive annual decline in operational earnings for world’s 40 largest miners 09/05/2025 Global mining profits are set to drop in 2025, extending a streak of weakening operational performance, according to PwC’s 22nd edition of its Global Mine report, which tracks the financial results and outlook of […]
After era of large-scale projects, Chinese capital shifts to innovation, energy transition 09/04/2025 Chinese investments in Brazil reached $4.18 billion in 2024, up 113% from $1.97 billion the previous year. The surge far outpaced the 13.8% increase in overall foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil last year, according to Central Bank data. Despite the rebound, […]
Lawyers for Bolsonaro and allies claim lack of access to evidence and accuse the judge of overstepping 09/04/2025 On the second day of Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, held on Wednesday (3), defense attorneys for the defendants in the coup plot broke the conciliatory tone that had prevailed the day before and launched direct criticism at Supreme […]
MURRAY ADVOGADOS NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2025 08/01/2025 REDIRECTING EXPORTS IS SLOW AND DIFFICULT, EXPERTS SAY Looking to other Asian markets beyond China could offer opportunities for some sectors Opening new markets to redirect Brazilian products affected by the 50% U.S. tariff is a slow and challenging process that won’t bear fruit in […]
Investigation links fintechs and fund managers to money laundering tied to crime group PCC 08/29/2025 A major criminal investigation has exposed loopholes in Brazil’s financial and capital markets that allowed the powerful criminal organization First Capital Command (PCC) to infiltrate the formal economy. Two simultaneous operations launched Thursday (28) by Brazil’s Federal […]
With planned investments of around R$7bn this year in Brazil, company says it contributed R$87.5bn to GDP 08/28/2025 Amid geopolitical tensions and steep U.S. tariffs, the president of The Coca-Cola Company for Brazil and the Southern Cone, Luciana Batista, reaffirmed the group’s commitment to Brazil and the autonomy of its local […]
Wide-ranging R$7.6bn tax and product fraud included all sectors of industry and used fintechs for money laundering 08/28/2025 Brazilian authorities on Thursday (28) launched a massive operation to dismantle a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering network in the fuel sector, allegedly infiltrated by members of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), one of […]