Brazilian Studies and Projects Financing Agency has contracted 171 strategic minerals projects totaling R$1.4bn since 2019 07/29/2025 With the increased demand for credit for mining critical and strategic minerals in Brazil, a sector that has come under the U.S. scrutiny after the tariff hike announced by President Donald Trump, the Brazilian Studies and […]
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Brazil interest-rate strategy chief Gabriel Hartung sees room for rate cuts amid signs of economic slowdown 07/28/2025 Brazil’s domestic interest rate market still carries an excessive risk premium, despite mounting evidence of slowing economic activity and declining inflation—factors that support a more aggressive monetary easing cycle in 2026, according to Gabriel Hartung, head […]
Contingency package includes credit and job protection measures 07/28/2025 With just four days left before a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports to the United States is set to take effect and negotiations stalled, the federal government is preparing a package to reduce potential impacts on Brazil’s gross domestic product. The plan, which […]
Study suggests opening to other markets would soften the blow 07/28/2025 Brazil could benefit from a trade retaliation strategy against the United States, if the federal government opts for one, that shifts the focus from tit-for-tat tariffs to broader trade liberalization. The idea would be to lower import tariffs on goods from other […]
Streaming services reach 25% of households in 2024, banking access is growing with use of Pix, and almost every household has cell phones 07/25/2025 In total, internet access already reaches 93.6% of all households in 2024—compared with 92.5% in 2023. — Photo: Mariakray/Pixabay In 2024, the Brazilian population had almost universal […]
Company to build new plant in Mato Grosso following financial recovery 07/25/2025 FS, Brazil’s second-largest corn ethanol producer, has resumed its expansion strategy after a three-year pause marked by financial strain. The company announced on Thursday (24) a R$2 billion investment to build its fourth corn ethanol plant, to be located in […]
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad signals credit line to support Brazilian companies hit by potential U.S. tariffs 07/25/2025 With the United States showing interest in Brazil’s so-called rare earths, the Lula administration on Thursday (24) called on Washington to return to the negotiating table to find an alternative to the 50% import tariff […]
CIDE – ROYALTIES PAYMENT. By Edmo Colnaghi Neves (PhD). Companies that send payments abroad as royalties under contracts with or without technology transfer are subject to a tax called CIDE (Contribution for Intervention in the Economic Domain Royalties). However, in the case of technology transfer service contracts, this requirement is unconstitutional, which […]
Short-term easing of tensions between Brazil and U.S. and globally weaker dollar boost real, Ibovespa, interest rates 07/22/2025 After two weeks of negative performance driven by escalating trade tensions with the United States, Brazilian markets saw a reprieve on Monday. With the U.S. dollar weakening globally and no new retaliatory measures announced […]