Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Mexico and Uruguay sign statement and express “deep concern” 01/05/2026 The Brazilian government continues to monitor developments following the U.S. attack on Venezuela with concern. Brazilian sources acknowledge the gravity of the U.S. action and the level of interference in the region but recommend caution. They argue that it […]
NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2025 12/03/2025 VALE AND GLENCORE PLANNING COPPER JOINT VENTURE Vale Base Metals signs deal with Swiss mining company to develop area already under exploration in Canada. Vale has taken another step toward doubling its copper output by 2030. The mining company announced Tuesday (2) that its Canada-based subsidiary Vale […]
Approach focused on more patrols, weapons and equipment is driving faster growth in outlays 12/30/2025 A public security policy increasingly centered on visible policing and investment in weapons and equipment has pushed state-level spending in the area to grow at faster rates than education or health outlays in most of Brazil’s states this […]
High yield assets seen gaining fresh momentum in 2026 with rate cuts and U.S. growth 12/30/2025 In a year marked by interest rates at 15% and instability in both domestic and international markets, the balance for risk assets was positive. In the 2025 tally, gold took clear leadership, viewed as a hedge against […]
Perception of meddling may lead International Monetary Fund and World Bank to downgrade Brazil’s financial soundness 12/30/2025 Actions by the Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), Brazil’s public spending watchdog, to review the liquidation process of Banco Master are expected to negatively affect the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and […]
Taxpayers begin to see first effects of changes through platform to check cashback and tax credits generated from IBS and CBS 12/29/2025 After nearly 40 years of debate in Brazil’s National Congress, tax reform is moving off the drawing board and beginning to take effect. On January 12, a platform will go live allowing taxpayers […]
Australian mining company seeks combined production to balance costs, draws U.S. interest keen to reduce reliance on China 12/29/2025 Australian mining company St. George may invest up to $350 million (R$1.94 billion at the current exchange rate) to develop its niobium and rare earths project in Araxá, the same city in Minas Gerais where Companhia Brasileira […]
Payouts from state-run companies may fall R$20 billion in 2025 but remain vital to primary target 12/22/2025 The Brazilian federal government expects to receive R$52.4 billion in dividends and profit-sharing payments from state-owned and mixed-capital companies in 2025. While this is lower than last year’s total, it would still mark the third-largest […]
Brazilian founder Luana Lopes Lara, the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, says the company aims to expand its regulated prediction markets internationally 12/22/2025 Luana Lopes Lara — Photo: Reprodução/Instagram Kalshi, the U.S.-based prediction market platform co-founded by 29-year-old Brazilian Luana Lopes Lara, who became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, is exploring […]